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

(file)

Noun

krūtis f (6th declension)

  1. breast
  2. bosom
  3. bust

Declension

Noun

krūtis

  1. nominative plural form of krūts
  2. vocative plural form of krūts
  3. accusative plural form of krūts

References

  1. 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-.

Noun

krūtìs f (plural krū̃tys) stress pattern 4

  1. breast

Declension

Derived terms

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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