balnas
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɐln̪ɐs̪]
Etymology 1
From Old Lithuanian balgnas (“saddle”), cognate to (possibly borrowed from) Old Prussian balgnan (“saddle”). The term is thought to be ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).
Noun
bal̃nas m (plural balnai̇̃) stress pattern 4 [1]
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | bal̃nas | balnai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | bal̃no | balnų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | bal̃nui | balnáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | bal̃ną | balnùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | balnù | balnai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | balnè | balnuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | bal̃ne | balnai̇̃ |
Derived terms
Nouns derived from balnas
- balnadirbys m, balnadirbė f
- balnakilpė f
- (diminutive) balnelis
- balnius m
Related terms
Verbs related to balnas
Etymology 2
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bolˀ-n-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolH-n-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bolna.
Adjective
bálnas (stress pattern 3) [1]
- (of livestock) white-backed
Inflection
| neuter | balna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | balnas | balni | balna | balnos | |
| genitive | balno | balnų | balnos | balnų | |
| dative | balnam | balniems | balnai | balnoms | |
| accusative | balną | balnus | balną | balnas | |
| instrumental | balnu | balnais | balna | balnomis | |
| locative | balname | balnuose | balnoje | balnose | |
| vocative | balnas | balni | balna | balnos | |
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| nominative | balnasis | balnieji | balnoji | balnosios | |
| genitive | balnojo | balnųjų | balnosios | balnųjų | |
| dative | balnajam | balniesiems | balnajai | balnosioms | |
| accusative | balnąjį | balnuosius | balnąją | balnąsias | |
| instrumental | balnuoju | balnaisiais | balnąja | balnosiomis | |
| locative | balnajame | balnuosiuose | balnojoje | balnosiose | |
| vocative | balnasis | balnieji | balnoji | balnosios | |
Related terms
Adjective related to balnas