krūtis
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *krū̆t- (“protuberance, breast, belly”), probably related to *krew- (“curve”), *(s)ker- (“to turn”), *(s)krew-. Possibly related to Old Irish crott (“lute”), Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile, stack”), but these connections are uncertain.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
krūtis f (6th declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | krūtis |
| genitive | — | krūšu |
| dative | — | krūtīm |
| accusative | — | krūtis |
| instrumental | — | krūtīm |
| locative | — | krūtīs |
| vocative | — | krūtis |
Noun
krūtis
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural of krūts
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1642”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1642
Lithuanian
Etymology
According to Derksen, from the zero-grade of Lithuanian kráuti (“to pile”). Cognate with Latvian krūts (“hill, heap, breast”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
krūti̇̀s f (plural krū̃tys) stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | krūti̇̀s | krū̃tys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | krūtiẽs | krūčių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | krū̃čiai | krūti̇̀ms |
| accusative (galininkas) | krū̃tį | krūti̇̀s |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | krūtimi̇̀ | krūtimi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | krūtyjè | krūtysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | krūtiẽ | krū̃tys |
Derived terms
- (chest): krūtinė
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “krūtis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 261