maistas

See also: maištas

Lithuanian

Etymology

A nominal derivative of an unattested *maistyti, an iterative form of mi̇̀sti (“to feed on”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɐɪ̯stɐs]

Noun

mai̇̃stas m stress pattern 4[2][3]

  1. food
    maisto produktai ― food products
    maisto medžiagos ― nutrients (literally, “food materials”)
    Medis traukia savo šaknimis maistą iš žemės.
    A tree pulls food from the ground with its roots.
    Paukštis maisto ieško ant žemės.
    The bird looks for food on the ground.

Usage notes

Used in the singular only.

Declension

Declension of maistas
nominative maistas
genitive maisto
dative maistui
accusative maistą
instrumental maistu
locative maiste
vocative maiste

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “mi̇̀sti I”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 405-6
  2. ^ “maistas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  3. ^ “maistas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
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