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sunkus

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Perhaps from an n-infixed formation of sùkti (to turn), though the details are unclear.[1]

An older theory by Pokorny derives the word from a supposed Proto-Indo-European *sʷenk-, *sunk-; see also Old High German swangar (pregnant).[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sunkùs m (feminine sunkù, neuter sunkì) [3]

  1. heavy[4]
  2. hard, difficult[4]
    sunku kvėpuoti - it is difficult to breathe

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “sunkus”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 614
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1048”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1048
  3. ^ “sunkus” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  4. 4.0 4.1 “sunkus” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN