vartai
Lithuanian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárta n or *wártas m, which Derksen ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, rotate”).[1] Compare Latvian vārti, Old Prussian warto, Proto-Slavic *vorta; see the Proto-Slavic term for more theories.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaːɾtɐɪ̯/
Noun
var̃tai m pl stress pattern 2
- gate (movable part of a fence; large door)
- (by extension, figuratively) gate (any opening through which someone or something enters)
- (transport, aviation) gate (passageway for passengers to embark or disembark)
- (sports) goal
Declension
| nominative | var̃tai |
|---|---|
| genitive | var̃tų |
| dative | var̃tams |
| accusative | vartùs |
| instrumental | var̃tais |
| locative | var̃tuose |
| vocative | var̃tai |
Derived terms
- vartininkas (“goalkeeper”)
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “vartai”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 491-2
Further reading
- “vartai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “vartai”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025