miltas
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mílˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European *mlH-tó-s, from the zero-grade of *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”). Cognate with Latvian milti (“flour”), Old Prussian meltan (“id”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
mi̇̀ltas m (plural mi̇̀ltai) stress pattern 1[2]
Usage notes
Almost always used in the plural.
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | mi̇̀ltas | mi̇̀ltai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | mi̇̀lto | mi̇̀ltų |
| dative (naudininkas) | mi̇̀ltui | mi̇̀ltams |
| accusative (galininkas) | mi̇̀ltą | mi̇̀ltus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | mi̇̀ltu | mi̇̀ltais |
| locative (vietininkas) | mi̇̀lte | mi̇̀ltuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | mi̇̀lte | mi̇̀ltai |
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “miltai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 318
- ^ “miltas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025