pelnas
Lithuanian
Etymology
Per Vasmer, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-, *pl̥n-.
Cognate with Latvian pèļņa (“gain, profit”), pelnīt (“to profit”), Proto-Slavic *pelnъ (“loot”). Likely related to Proto-Germanic *falaz (“for sale”). Unclear if related to Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”).
Noun
pel̃nas m (plural pelnaĩ) stress pattern 4
- (economics) profit, gain (revenue minus expenditures)
- Coordinate terms: uždarbis (“earnings”), pajamos (“revenue”)
- Antonym: nuostolis (“loss”)
- benefit
- Synonym: nauda
Declension
declension of pelnas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | pel̃nas | pelnaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | pel̃no | pelnų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | pel̃nui | pelnáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | pel̃ną | pelnùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | pelnù | pelnaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | pelnè | pelnuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | pel̃ne | pelnaĩ |
Further reading
- “pelnas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
- “pelnas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- pelnas in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
- Derksen, Rick (2015), “pelnas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 350