litvakas
Lithuanian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Polish litwak.[1] Compare Yiddish ליטוואַק (litvak).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lìtvakas m (plural lìtvakai, feminine lìtvakė) stress pattern 1
- Litvak (Lithuanian Jew, or an Ashkenazi Jew from the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lìtvakas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | lìtvakas | lìtvakai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | lìtvako | lìtvakų |
| dative (naudininkas) | lìtvakui | lìtvakams |
| accusative (galininkas) | lìtvaką | lìtvakus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | lìtvaku | lìtvakais |
| locative (vietininkas) | lìtvake | lìtvakuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | lìtvake | lìtvakai |
References
[edit]- ^ “litvakas”, in Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas [Database of Lithuanian neologisms], ekalba.lt, 2011–2024
Further reading
[edit]- litvakai, entry by Izraelis Lempertas, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)