miltas
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mílˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European *mlH-tó-s, from the zero-grade of *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”). Cognate with Latvian milti (“flour”), Old Prussian meltan (“id”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]mìltas m (plural mìltai) stress pattern 1[2]
Usage notes
[edit]Almost always used in the plural.
Declension
[edit]Declension of mìltas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | mìltas | mìltai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | mìlto | mìltų |
| dative (naudininkas) | mìltui | mìltams |
| accusative (galininkas) | mìltą | mìltus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | mìltu | mìltais |
| locative (vietininkas) | mìlte | mìltuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | mìlte | mìltai |
References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “miltai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 318
- ^ “miltas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024