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skanus

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See also: skaņus

Latvian

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Noun

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skanus m

  1. (dialectal) accusative plural of skans

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *skan-; cognate with Latvian skans (sour)[1] and possibly Old Prussian stanulonx (red-flowered scallion known for its pungent taste), the latter which is probably a mistranscription or other such corruption of an unattested *scanulonx.[2] Further origin unclear; the word may be derived from the same paradigm as skìnti (to pluck, pick (fruit, herbs, etc.)),[1] but the semantic shifts required for this are non-trivial.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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skanùs m (feminine skanì, neuter skanù) stress pattern 4

  1. delicious, tasty

Declension

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “skanùs”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 555
  2. ^ skanus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012