krūtis
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *krū̆t- (“protuberance, breast, belly”), probably related to *krew- (“curve”), *(s)ker- (“to turn”), *(s)krew-. Possibly related to Old Irish crott (“lute”), Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile, stack”), but these connections are uncertain.[1]
Pronunciation
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Declension
Declension of krūtis (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | krūtis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | krūtis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | krūšu |
| dative (datīvs) | — | krūtīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | krūtīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | krūtīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | krūtis |
Noun
krūtis
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1642
Lithuanian
Krūtis
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian krūts. According to Derksen, related to Lithuanian kráuti (“to pile”), Proto-Slavic *krỳti (“to cover”), Proto-Germanic *hreudaną (“to cover”). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kr(o)uʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *kr(o)uH-.
Declension
declension of krūtis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | krūtìs | krū̃tys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | krūtiẽs | krūčių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | krū̃čiai | krūtìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | krū̃tį | krūtìs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | krūtimì | krūtimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | krūtyjè | krūtysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | krūtiẽ | krū̃tys |
Derived terms
- (chest): krūtinė
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015), “krūtis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 261
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