puikus

Lithuanian

Etymology

  • Augstkalns, Senn, and Mikkola claim this term is borrowed from Polish pycha (pride).
  • Fraenkel claims that it is related to piktas (angry, evil), paikas (dumb)
  • Machek links it to Polish piękny (beautiful), Latin pulcher (beautiful).
  • Fraenkel mentions that the form išsipuikinti (to adorn oneself) that appears in Juška's dictionary also has a listed synonym with -puis- instead of -puik-, as well as other semantically related words with -puis-. According to Fraenkel, this indicates influence from Polish pyszny, from pycha.

Adjective

puikùs m (feminine puikì) stress pattern 4

  1. excellent, wonderful

Declension

References

  • puikus in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Lithuanian language dictionary], lkz.lt
  • puikus in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database]
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1962-1965), “puikas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I-II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 662
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