pernai

See also: pērnai

Lithuanian

Etymology

A derivative of Proto-Indo-European *per- (“forth”). Cognate with Latvian pērn (“last year”), as well as with Proto-Germanic *fernaz (“foregoing, previous”); see those for more discussion.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲɛrnɐɪ/

Adverb

pérnai (not comparable)[2]

  1. last year
  • (adjective): pernykštis

See also

Dates relative to today in Lithuanian (layout · text)
–3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3
direct speech three days ago two days ago yesterday today tomorrow in two days in three days
užužvakar užvakar vakar šiandien rytoj poryt užporyt
reported speech three days before, three days earlier two days before, two days earlier the day before on that day the next day two days later three days later
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References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “pernai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352
  2. ^ “pernai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
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