plaukmuo
Lithuanian
Etymology
From plaũkti (“to swim”) + -muõ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [plɒʊˈkmuɔ]
Noun
plaukmuõ m (plural plaũkmenys) stress pattern 3b
- (usually in the plural) flipper, fin (appendage of the marine animal)
- Synonym: pẽlekas
- flipper, swim fin (footwear used while swimming for more speed)
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | plaukmuõ | plaũkmenys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | plaukmeñs | plaukmenų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | plaũkmeniui | plaukmeni̇̀ms |
| accusative (galininkas) | plaũkmenį | plaũkmenis |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | plaũkmeniu | plaukmenimi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | plaukmenyjè | plaukmenysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | plaukmeniẽ | plaũkmenys |
Related terms
Further reading
- “plaukmuo”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “plaukmuo”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025