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trukti

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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A zero-grade formation from same root as the verb tráukyti (to pull, draw out; to tear), which Smoczynski derives from Proto-Indo-European *trewk-, comparing to Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (to press on, crowd).[1] See also Latvian trūkt (to lack).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trùkti (third-person present tense truñka, third-person past tense trùko)

  1. (intransitive) to last, continue

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “tráukyti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 683

Further reading

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  • trukti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • trukti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “trū́kti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch[2], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht