atostogos

Lithuanian

Etymology

Nominal derivative of an unattested *atastoti (“to withdraw (from work)”), from at- (“resultative prefix”) +‎ stóti (“to stand”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

atóstogos f pl stress pattern 1

  1. leave, holiday, vacation

Usage notes

Despite being listed in dictionaries, the singular form, atóstoga, is seldom, if ever, used.

Declension

Declension of atóstogos (plural-only)
nominative atóstogos
genitive atóstogų
dative atóstogoms
accusative atóstogas
instrumental atóstogomis
locative atóstogose
vocative atóstogos

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “atóstoga”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 30
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