-ybė
Lithuanian
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ība. Related to Proto-Slavic *-ьba, Latvian -ība.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [îː.bʲeː]
Suffix
-ýbė f
- Added to various parts of speech to form abstract feminine nouns, especially referring to names of states, properties, institutions and fields of study; -ity, -ness, -ment
Usage notes
Nouns suffixed with -ýbė are declined according to the 1st declension (i.e. the accent always falls on the suffix).
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | -ýbė | -ýbės |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | -ýbės | -ýbių |
| dative (naudininkas) | -ýbei | -ýbėms |
| accusative (galininkas) | -ýbę | -ýbes |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | -ýbe | -ýbėmis |
| locative (vietininkas) | -ýbėje | -ýbėse |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | -ýbe | -ýbės |
Derived terms
Lithuanian terms suffixed with -ybė