lietuvininkas

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

  • lietuvninkas, lietuvninkis, lietuvinykas, lietuvnykas

Etymology

From Lietuva +‎ -ininkas. Originally meant simply "Lithuanian", but over time the term lietuvis became popular in Lithuania proper, while lietuvininkas became established among ethnic Lithuanians in neighboring Prussian- and German-ruled territories (Lithuania Minor). In modern usage, the word refers specifically to the latter ethnographic/historic group.

Noun

lietùvininkas m (plural lietùvininkai, feminine lietùvininkė) stress pattern 1

  1. (archaic) synonym of lietuvis (“a Lithuanian”)
  2. a Prussian Lithuanian (an ethnic Lithuanian from the territory of East Prussia)
  3. (rare) a Lithuanian who is particularly concerned about Lithuanian issues

Declension

Declension of lietùvininkas
singular
(vienaskaita) 		plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) lietùvininkas lietùvininkai
genitive (kilmininkas) lietùvininko lietùvininkų
dative (naudininkas) lietùvininkui lietùvininkams
accusative (galininkas) lietùvininką lietùvininkus
instrumental (įnagininkas) lietùvininku lietùvininkais
locative (vietininkas) lietùvininke lietùvininkuose
vocative (šauksmininkas) lietùvininke lietùvininkai

Synonyms

  • (Prussian Lithuanian):

Further reading

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