šapas
Lithuanian
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from zero-grade stem of Proto-Indo-European *ḱep- and cognate with Sanskrit शाप (śā́pa).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃ̟ǎ̤ː.pɐs̪/
Noun
šãpas m (plural šãpai) stress pattern 2
- a straw, blade of grass, twig
- a crumb, chip, speck
- (in the plural) driftwood
- (in the plural) litter, bedding for animals
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | šãpas | šãpai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | šãpo | šãpų |
| dative (naudininkas) | šãpui | šãpams |
| accusative (galininkas) | šãpą | šapùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | šapù | šãpais |
| locative (vietininkas) | šapè | šãpuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | šãpe | šãpai |
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 440
Further reading
- “šapas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński