spirgas
Lithuanian
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Etymology
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Noun
[edit]spìrgas m (plural spirgaĩ) stress pattern 3
- (often in the plural) pork scratching, pork rind, deep fried fatback, crackling (deep-fried small pieces of bacon or lard)
Usage notes
[edit]- Sometimes translated as "bacon bit".
- The diminutive and related forms are also usually in the plural; for example spirgučiai is much more common than spirgutis.
Declension
[edit]Declension of spìrgas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | spìrgas | spirgaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | spìrgo | spirgų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | spìrgui | spirgáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | spìrgą | spìrgus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | spìrgu | spirgaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | spirgè | spirguosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | spìrge | spirgaĩ |
Derived terms
[edit]- (diminutive) spirgutis
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “spirgas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “spirgas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025