pelkė

See also: pelke and pelkę

Lithuanian

Suomijoje pelkė - A marsh in Finland

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pelHk-iH-h₂, related to Latvian pelce (puddle), Latin palus (marsh), Sanskrit पल्वल (palvala, pool, pond), and possibly πηλός (pēlós, mud, earth, clay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲæːlʲkʲeː]

Noun

pélkė f (plural pélkės) stress pattern 1

  1. swamp, marsh, bog

Declension

  • pelkėtas
  • pelkėtumas
  • pelkinis
  • pelkynas
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