kaminas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Belarusian ко́мін (kómin) or Polish komin (chimney). Compare also Old Prussian kamenis, which was borrowed from the Polish term.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kãminas m (plural kaminai̇̃) stress pattern 3b

  1. chimney

Declension

Declension of kãminas
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) kãminas kaminai̇̃
genitive (kilmininkas) kãmino kaminų̃
dative (naudininkas) kãminui kamináms
accusative (galininkas) kãminą kãminus
instrumental (įnagininkas) kãminu kaminai̇̃s
locative (vietininkas) kaminè kaminuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) kãmine kaminai̇̃

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kãminas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 252