lašiniai

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the same word family as lašė́ti (to drip, flow in drops), though the exact morphological details are unclear. Either analyzed as laš-iniai, in which case directly from lašė́ti, or analyzed as lašin-iai, in which case from the related lãšinti (to drip, pour in drops).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

lašiniai̇̃ m pl stress pattern 3b

  1. salo (non-rendered pig fat); lard
  2. bacon

Declension

Declension of lašiniai̇̃ (plural-only)
nominative lašiniai̇̃
genitive lašinių̃
dative lašiniáms
accusative lãšinius
instrumental lašiniai̇̃s
locative lašiniuosè
vocative lašiniai̇̃

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “lašiniai̇̃”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 338