pelenai

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pelH-en, from *pelH- (“pale, gray”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *pòlmy (“flame”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲɛ.lʲɛˈnɐɪ̯/

Noun

pelenai̇̃ m pl stress pattern 3b[2]

  1. ash

Declension

Declension of pelenai̇̃ (plural-only)
nominative pelenai̇̃
genitive pelenų̃
dative pelenáms
accusative pẽlenus
instrumental pelenai̇̃s
locative pelenuosè
vocative pelenai̇̃

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “pelenai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 348-9
  2. ^ “pelenai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
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