trukti
Lithuanian
Etymology
A zero-grade formation from same root as the verb tráukyti (“to pull, draw out; to tear”), which Smoczynski derives from Proto-Indo-European *trewk-, comparing to Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press on, crowd”).[1] See also Latvian trūkt (“to lack”).
Pronunciation
Verb
trùkti (third-person present tense truñka, third-person past tense trùko)
Conjugation
| singular vienaskaita | plural daugiskaita | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| aš | tu | jis/ji | mes | jūs | jie/jos | |||
| indicative | present | trunkù | trunki̇̀ | truñka | truñkame, truñkam |
truñkate, truñkat |
truñka | |
| past | trukaũ | trukai̇̃ | trùko | trùkome, trùkom |
trùkote, trùkot |
trùko | ||
| past frequentative | trùkdavau | trùkdavai | trùkdavo | trùkdavome, trùkdavom |
trùkdavote, trùkdavot |
trùkdavo | ||
| future | trùksiu | trùksi | trùks | trùksime, trùksim |
trùksite, trùksit |
trùks | ||
| subjunctive | trùkčiau | trùktum, trùktumei |
trùktų | trùktumėme, trùktumėm, trùktume |
trùktumėte, trùktumėt |
trùktų | ||
| imperative | — | trùk, trùki |
tetruñka, tetruñkie |
trùkime, trùkim |
trùkite, trùkit |
tetruñka, tetruñkie | ||
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Derived terms
- trukmė (“duration”)
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “tráukyti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 683
Further reading
- “trukti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “trukti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “trū́kti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch[2], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht