daržas
Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian dārzs, with further origin outside of Baltic uncertain.[1]
Smoczynski suggests a derivation from dir̃žas (“belt”), which he tentatively derives from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”); one possible cognate is Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge, rim, border”) (whence English target). He also proposes an alternative etymology from a metathesis of the root underlying žárdas (“rack for drying flax”), the latter which is generally thought to be related to gar̃das (“fence, enclosure”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɐrˑʒɐs]
- Hyphenation: dar‧žas
Noun
daržas m (plural daržai̇̃) stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | dar̃žas | daržai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | dar̃žo | daržų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | dar̃žui | daržáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | dar̃žą | daržùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | daržù | daržai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | daržè | daržuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | dar̃že | daržai̇̃ |
Derived terms
- daržiẽlis
- daržinė̃
- dar̃žininkas
- darži̇̀nis
- daržóvė
Related terms
- daržininkáuti
- daržininkỹstė
- daržoviẽnė
- daržóvininkas
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “daržas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 94
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “žardas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 513
Further reading
- “daržas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “daržas”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- “daržas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025