ėras

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eras"

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *jeˀraˀ (spring harvest), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (year). Cognate with Latvian jērs (lamb), Proto-Slavic *ěrъka (whence Polish jarka (spring harvest; young ewe)).[1] Alternatively, see the etymology of Latin ariēs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæːɾɐs/

Noun

ė́ras m (plural ėrai̇̃) stress pattern 3

  1. (uncommon) lamb
    Synonym: ėriukas

Declension

Declension of ė́ras
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) ė́ras ėrai̇̃
genitive (kilmininkas) ė́ro ėrų̃
dative (naudininkas) ė́rui ėráms
accusative (galininkas) ė́rą ė́rus
instrumental (įnagininkas) ė́ru ėrai̇̃s
locative (vietininkas) ėrè ėruosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) ė́re ėrai̇̃

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “ėras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155