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smulkus

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (to grind, crush) with s-mobile, see also Latvian smalks (fine), Lithuanian smėlis (sand), Latvian smelkne (fine flour), Latvian smiltis (sand), Latvian smilkts (sand), Proto-Slavic *mělь.[1] The -k- remains unexplained, but could have been inserted for ease of pronunciation. Cognate with Latvian smulkans (slender).

Adjective

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smùlkus m (feminine smùlki) stress pattern 3

  1. fine, detailed
  2. small
  3. minor, insignificant

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “716-19”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 716-19

Further reading

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