alkas
Lithuanian
.jpg.webp)
Alkas
Alternative forms
- alka
- elkas
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian elks, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (alhs, “temple”). The generally accepted etymology derives this from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”), but it could very well be from a non-IE substrate language.[1]
Noun
al̃kas m (plural al̃kai) stress pattern 2
- (holy) grove on a hill
- (religion, paganism) pagan holy site, god, idol, or altar
Declension
declension of alkas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | al̃kas | al̃kai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | al̃ko | al̃kų |
| dative (naudininkas) | al̃kui | al̃kams |
| accusative (galininkas) | al̃ką | alkùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | alkù | al̃kais |
| locative (vietininkas) | alkè | al̃kuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | al̃ke | al̃kai |
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015), “alkas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49
Further reading
- “alkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
- “alkas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023
- alkas, entry by Vykintas Vaitkevičius, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
Alka (Baltic religion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Swedish
Noun
alkas
- indefinite genitive singular of alka.
Anagrams
- kalas, lakas, skala