grindys

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grindā́ˀ (“beam, plank”); compare Latvian grīda. Despite Smoczynski,[1] probably not related to grę́sti (“to scrape, scratch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

griñdys f pl stress pattern 4

  1. (plural only) floor (bottom part of a space)

Declension

Declension of griñdys (plural-only)
nominative griñdys
genitive grindų̃
dative grindi̇̀ms
accusative grindi̇̀s
instrumental grindimi̇̀s
locative grindysè
vocative griñdys

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • pogrindis m
  • grindis f

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “gri̇̀ndyti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 202
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