šalis
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Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱól-i-s, from *ḱel- (“to incline”).[1] Cognate with Latvian salis, Old English hold (“gracious, loyal”), as well as perhaps Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“half”).[2][3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
šalìs f (plural šãlys) stress pattern 4
- land, region, periphery, province, county or a greater part of a country
- country; nation (as a sovereign state)
- (idiomatic) aside
- Padėk į šalį ― Put it aside, please.
Declension[edit]
Declension of šalìs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | šalìs | šãlys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | šaliẽs | šalių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | šãliai | šalìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | šãlį | šalìs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | šalimì | šalimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | šalyjè | šalysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | šaliẽ | šãlys |
References[edit]
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*halþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205: “*ḱol-i-”
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “šalìs”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 622-3
- ^ “šalis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012