spraga
Appearance
Lithuanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]spragà f (plural spragos) stress pattern 4
- gap (physical opening in e.g. a fence)
- (figurative) gap, deficiency, shortage, weak point
- Synonym: trūkumas
- mokymosi spragos ― learning gaps
- Ar pakaks pinigų svarbiausioms spragoms užkamšyti?
- Will there be enough money to close the most important weak points?
- Jo auklėjime buvo ir spragų.
- There were also gaps in his upbringing.
Usage notes
[edit]- Unrelated to spurga (“doughnut”).
Declension
[edit]Declension of spragà
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | spragà | sprãgos |
genitive (kilmininkas) | spragõs | spragų̃ |
dative (naudininkas) | sprãgai | spragóms |
accusative (galininkas) | sprãgą | spragàs |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | spragà | spragomìs |
locative (vietininkas) | spragojè | spragosè |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | sprãga | sprãgos |
Further reading
[edit]- “spraga”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “spraga”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024