stotis

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *stā́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, position”). Cognate with English station.

Noun

stoti̇̀s f (plural stõtys) stress pattern 4

1. station (transportation)

   autobusų stotis ― bus station

   geležinkelio stotis ― railway station, train station

   metro stotis ― underground station, subway station

2. station (place where workers are stationed)

   radijo stotis ― radio station

   meteorologijos stotis ― meteorological station

Declension

Declension of stoti̇̀s

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	stoti̇̀s	stõtys
genitive (kilmininkas)	stotiẽs	stočių̃
dative (naudininkas)	stõčiai	stoti̇̀ms
accusative (galininkas)	stõtį	stoti̇̀s
instrumental (įnagininkas)	stotimi̇̀	stotimi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas)	stotyjè	stotysè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	stotiẽ	stõtys

Derived terms

• (diminutive) stotelė (“stop”)

Further reading

• “stotis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “stotis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025