viltis

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲɪlʲˈtʲɪs]

Etymology 1

Nominalization of vi̇̀ltis (to trust, verb); see below.

Noun

vilti̇̀s f (plural vi̇̀ltys) stress pattern 3

  1. hope, trust, reliance
  2. expectation
  3. the chances; possibility
Declension
Declension of vilti̇̀s
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
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)

  1. (intransitive) to hope [with infinitive or dėl (+ genitive) ‘for someone/something’]
  2. (transitive) to rely, count on
  3. to expect, anticipate
Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

See also