spirgas
Lithuanian
Etymology
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Noun
spi̇̀rgas m (plural spirgai̇̃) stress pattern 3
- (often in the plural) pork scratching, pork rind, deep fried fatback, crackling (deep-fried small pieces of bacon or lard)
- Synonyms: spirginys, čirškalas
Usage notes
- Sometimes translated as "bacon bit".
- The diminutive and related forms are also usually in the plural; for example spirgučiai is much more common than spirgutis.
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | spi̇̀rgas | spirgai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | spi̇̀rgo | spirgų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | spi̇̀rgui | spirgáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | spi̇̀rgą | spi̇̀rgus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | spi̇̀rgu | spirgai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | spirgè | spirguosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | spi̇̀rge | spirgai̇̃ |
Derived terms
- (diminutive) spirgutis
Related terms
- spirginys
References
- “spirgas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “spirgas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025