kalavijas
Lithuanian
Etymology
Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, strike”), similar to kalti (“to strike, forge”).[1] See also Old Irish claideb (“sword”), Latin clava (“club”), Old Prussian kalabian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐlɐˈʋʲɪjɐs]
Noun
kalavi̇̀jas m (plural kalavi̇̀jai) stress pattern 2
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kalavi̇̀jas | kalavi̇̀jai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kalavi̇̀jo | kalavi̇̀jų |
| dative (naudininkas) | kalavi̇̀jui | kalavi̇̀jams |
| accusative (galininkas) | kalavi̇̀ją | kalavijùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kalavijù | kalavi̇̀jais |
| locative (vietininkas) | kalavijujè | kalavi̇̀juose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kalavi̇̀jau | kalavi̇̀jai |
References
- ^ Buck, C. D. (2008). A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. United States: University of Chicago Press, p. 1392