stumbras
Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian sum̃brs (“bison”), Old Prussian wissambs/wissambris, Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ (“wisent”). The Prussian form may be contaminated by Germanic and/or Slavic.
According to Derksen, a connection with Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas (“tooth”) is possible. The word could also be a migratory term, see Ossetian домбай (dombaj, “bison”) for more.
Noun
stum̃bras m (plural stum̃brai) stress pattern 2
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | stum̃bras | stum̃brai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | stum̃bro | stum̃brų |
| dative (naudininkas) | stum̃brui | stum̃brams |
| accusative (galininkas) | stum̃brą | stumbrùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | stumbrù | stum̃brais |
| locative (vietininkas) | stumbrè | stum̃bruose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | stum̃bre | stum̃brai |
Further reading
- “stumbras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “stumbras”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “stumbras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 432–433