smegenys
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- smagenės
Etymology
- From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mozg-o-[1], from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰ-o-[1]. Lithuanian form seems to have experienced metathesis. Cognate with Old Prussian musgeno[1], Russian мозг (mozg)[1] and Old Icelandic mergr (“marrow”)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈs̪ʲmʲæ̌ːɡʲɛn̪ʲiːs̪]
Declension
declension of smegenys
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | - | smẽgenys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | - | smegenų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | - | smegenìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | - | smẽgenis |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | - | smegenimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | - | smegenysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | - | smẽgenys |
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 328. →ISBN
- “smegenys” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
- “smegenys” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
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