žmogus

Lithuanian

Etymology

An u-stem, replacing Old Lithuanian n-stem žmuõ, with a non-etymological suffix -g (from PIE *gʷeh₂- (to go) > góti), thus originally meaning "having a human gait". Akin to Old English guma (man), English gome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒmoˈɡʊs]

Noun

žmogùs m (plural žmónės) stress pattern 4*

  1. human (a human being)
  2. man

Usage notes

  • This word is stressed under the 4th pattern in the singular number, and the 3rd pattern in plural.

Declension

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See also

References

  • žmogus in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė
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