viltis
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʋʲɪlʲˈtʲɪs]
Etymology 1
Nominalization of vi̇̀ltis (“to trust”, verb); see below.
Noun
vilti̇̀s f (plural vi̇̀ltys) stress pattern 3
- hope, trust, reliance
- expectation
- the chances; possibility
Declension
singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | vilti̇̀s | vi̇̀ltys |
genitive (kilmininkas) | viltiẽs | vilčių̃ |
dative (naudininkas) | vi̇̀lčiai | vilti̇̀ms |
accusative (galininkas) | vi̇̀ltį | vi̇̀ltis |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | viltimi̇̀ | viltimi̇̀s |
locative (vietininkas) | viltyjè | viltysè |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | viltiẽ | vi̇̀ltys |
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-; by surface analysis, vi̇̀lti + -s(i). Cognate with Latvian vil̂t (“to trick, mislead”), Old Prussian prawilts (“betrayed”).
Verb
vi̇̀ltis (third-person present tense vi̇̀liasi, third-person past tense výlėsi)
- (intransitive) to hope [with infinitive or dėl (+ genitive) ‘for someone/something’]
- (transitive) to rely, count on
- to expect, anticipate
Conjugation
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