krekti
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to Latvian sakrecêt (“to curdle”),[1] and possibly akin to archaic Lithuanian krẽklas (“breast”).[2] Further origin unclear:
- According to Machek, from krèšti (“to clot, coagulate”) with progressive assimilation.[3]
- Fraenkel suggests kinship with kurkulaĩ (“frogspawn”) and Proto-Slavic *krękъ (“spawn”).[3]
- Cabej connects Albanian qurra (“snot”).[4][5]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]krèkti (third-person present tense kreñka, third-person past tense krẽko)[6]
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “krèkti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 311-12
- ^ “krẽklas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 603 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “krèkti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 293
- ^ Çabej, E. (1986) “qurra”, in Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 65
- ^ “krekti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- ^ “krekti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024