dukra

Lithuanian

Etymology

From a parallel formation of Proto-Balto-Slavic *duktḗ (daughter), which retained the r in pre-Balto-Slavic *dʰuktḗr while dropping the t.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (duk) IPA(key): [dʊkˈrɐ]
  • (dùk) IPA(key): [ˈdʊkrɐ]

Noun

dukrà f stress pattern 2 (diminutive dukrẽlė)

  1. daughter[2]
    Synonym: duktė̃

Declension

Declension of dukrà
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) dukrà dùkros
genitive (kilmininkas) dùkros dùkrų
dative (naudininkas) dùkrai dùkroms
accusative (galininkas) dùkrą dukràs
instrumental (įnagininkas) dukrà dùkromis
locative (vietininkas) dùkroje dùkrose
vocative (šauksmininkas) dùkra dùkros

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “duktė̃”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 131
  2. ^ Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN