dailininkas
Lithuanian
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Dailininkas
Etymology
dailė (“(visual) art”) + -ininkas (“agentive suffix”)
Noun
daĩlininkas m (plural daĩlininkai, feminine daĩlininkė) stress pattern 1
- artist, visual artist
- Hypernym: menininkas
Declension
declension of dailininkas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | daĩlininkas | daĩlininkai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | daĩlininko | daĩlininkų |
| dative (naudininkas) | daĩlininkui | daĩlininkams |
| accusative (galininkas) | daĩlininką | daĩlininkus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | daĩlininku | daĩlininkais |
| locative (vietininkas) | daĩlininke | daĩlininkuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | daĩlininke | daĩlininkai |
Usage notes
- menininkas has the broadest sense and refers to any person who produces any kind of art: this could include music, poetry, painting, etc.
- dailininkas refers to any person who produces visual art, such as paintings or sculptures.
- artistas, on the other hand, is most commonly used to refer to performance artists: actors, dancers, and so forth.
References
- dailininkas in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Lithuanian language dictionary], lkz.lt