rugys
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrugʰís, itself perhaps a borrowing from a Far Eastern language.
Cognates include Latvian rudzi, Old Prussian ruggis, Proto-Slavic *rъžь (Russian рожь (rožʹ), Ukrainian рожь (rožʹ), Bulgarian ръж (rǎž), Czech rež, Polish reż), Proto-Germanic *rugiz (Old High German rocko, German Roggen, Dutch rogge, Old English ryge, English rye, Old Norse rugr, Swedish råg, Finnish ruis, Danish rug).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rʊˈɡʲǐːs̪]
Noun
rugỹs m (plural rugiai̇̃) stress pattern 4
- (mostly in plural) rye
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | rugỹs | rugiai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | rùgio | rugių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | rùgiui | rugiáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | rùgį | rugiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | rugiù | rugiai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | rugyjè | rugiuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | rugỹ | rugiai̇̃ |
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References
- ^ “rugys” in Konstantīns Karulis (1992, 2001), Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca, in 2 vols, Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
- “rugys” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN