didelis

Lithuanian

Etymology

Derived from dìdis (“big, large”) +‎ -elis, cognate with Latvian dižs, dideļš. Further etymology unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- or *deyh₂-, related to Homeric Greek δέατο (déato, “[he/she/it] showed themselves”), δῆλος (dêlos, “visible”); Vedic Sanskrit दीदाय (dīdā́ya, “[he/she/it] shines”).[1] Windekens tentatively compares it with Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n, “titan”) (possibly of Anatolian origin).

Adjective

dìdelis m (feminine dìdelė, neuter dìdeli) stress pattern 3b

  1. big
  2. large (of greater size)

Declension
declension of didelis
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative dìdelis didelì dìdelė dìdelės
genitive dìdelio didelių̃ didelė̃s didelių̃
dative dideliám didelíems dìdelei didelė́ms
accusative dìdelį dìdelius dìdelę dìdeles
instrumental dìdeliu dideliãis dìdele didelėmìs
locative dideliamè dideliuosè didelėjè didelėsè
vocative dìdelis didelì dìdele dìdelės

Antonyms

References
  • “didelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • “didelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023

Notes:

  1. Wojciech Smoczyński (2007) Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego. Lietuvių kalbos etimologinis žodynas. Wilno: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wileńskiego.
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