lankas

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”), compare Latvian lanka (“lowland”), Old Prussian lunkis (“angle”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic лѫкъ (lǫkŭ, “bow”), Belarusian and Russian лук (luk, “bow”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɫàŋ́kas/, [ɫɐ̀ŋ́ˑkɐs]

Noun

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lañkas m (plural lankaĩ) stress pattern 4[2]

  1. bow (weapon)[1]

Declension

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Declension of lañkas
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) lañkas lankaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas) lañko lankų̃
dative (naudininkas) lañkui lankáms
accusative (galininkas) lañką lankùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) lankù lankaĩs
locative (vietininkas) lankè lankuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) lañke lankaĩ

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1895, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1895
  2. ^ “lankas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
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