didelis

Lithuanian

Etymology

Derived from di̇̀dis (“big, large”) +‎ -elis,[1] with further etymology of the first component uncertain.[2] Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂-dʰe-, from *deyh₂- (“to shine”), with semantic shift "shining" > "visible" > "large"; in this case, related to Homeric Greek δέατο (déato, “[he/she/it] showed themselves”), δῆλος (dêlos, “visible”), Vedic Sanskrit दीदाय (dīdā́ya, “[he/she/it] shines”), दीप् (dīp, “to blaze, glow”), and see the latter for more.[3]

Windekens tentatively compares it with Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “titan”) (possibly of Anatolian origin).

Cognate with Latvian dižs, dideļš.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɪ.dʲɛ.lʲɪs/

Adjective

di̇̀delis m (feminine di̇̀delė, neuter di̇̀deli) stress pattern 3b[4]

  1. big
  2. large (of greater size)

Declension

Declension of didelis
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative di̇̀delis dideli̇̀ di̇̀delė di̇̀delės
genitive di̇̀delio didelių̃ didelė̃s didelių̃
dative dideliám dideli̇́ems di̇̀delei didelė́ms
accusative di̇̀delį di̇̀delius di̇̀delę di̇̀deles
instrumental di̇̀deliu dideliai̇̃s di̇̀dele didelėmi̇̀s
locative dideliamè dideliuosè didelėjè didelėsè
vocative di̇̀delis dideli̇̀ di̇̀dele di̇̀delės

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “di̇̀delis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 107
  2. ^ “didelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  3. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “di̇̀dis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 108
  4. ^ “didelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
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