peilis
Lithuanian
Etymology
- Probably borrowed from Germanic[1]. Compare German Feile and English file.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpʲɛɪ̯ˑlʲɪs̪]
Noun
peĩlis m (plural peĩliai) stress pattern 2
- knife[2]
- pjauti peiliu – to cut with a knife
Declension
declension of peilis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | peĩlis | peĩliai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | peĩlio | peĩlių |
| dative (naudininkas) | peĩliui | peĩliams |
| accusative (galininkas) | peĩlį | peiliùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | peiliù | peĩliais |
| locative (vietininkas) | peĩlyje | peĩliuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | peĩli | peĩliai |
See also
- durklas
References
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “piła piła”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 414
- “peilis” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN