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vainikas

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *waiˀníkas, from Proto-Indo-European *woyh₁níkos.

Cognate to Polish wianek (garland) and wieniec (wreath).[1] See also výti (to wind), výtulas and vytùvai (device to wind a thread).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɐɪ̯ˑˈnʲɪkɐs/

Noun

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vainìkas m (plural vainìkai) stress pattern 2 (diminutive vainikė̃lis)

  1. garland
    pinti vainiką - to wreathe a garland

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “wianek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 610