avilys
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *aulios (whence also Latvian aũlis (“beehive”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlós, nominal form of *h₂ewlo- (“tube, hole, channel”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ulьjь (“beehive; opening”), Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, “tube, pipe”), Latin alvus (“belly, beehive”), etc.
Noun
avilỹs m (plural aviliai̇̃) stress pattern 3b
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | avilỹs | aviliai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | ãvilio | avilių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | ãviliui | aviliáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | ãvilį | ãvilius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ãviliu | aviliai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | avilyjè | aviliuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | avilỹ | aviliai̇̃ |
See also
Further reading
- “avilys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025