aikštis

Lithuanian

Etymology

Most probably a derivative of áiškus (“clear, bright”) +‎ -tis, although attempts have been made to derive it from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eig-; compare Sanskrit एजति (éjati, “move, stir”), Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “rushing storm, hurricane”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈä̂ˑɪ̯kʲɕt̪ʲɪs̪]

Noun

áikštis f (plural áikštys) stress pattern 1

  1. whim, caprice
    Synonyms: užgaida, užsispyrimas, įnoris, kaprizas

Declension

Derived terms

  • aikštingas
  • aikštytis

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45

Further reading

  • “aikštis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
  • “aikštis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023
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