apvaras
Lithuanian
Alternative forms
- ãpvaras
- ãparas
- apvarà
- aparà
- apìvaras
- apývaras
- apìvara
- apývara
Etymology
Cognate with Proto-Slavic *obora (“string, twine”). Related to verti (“to pierce, string”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to cover, shut”).
Noun
ãpvaras m (plural apvaraĩ) stress pattern 3b
- cord, string, lace
Inflection
declension of apvaras
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | ãpvaras | apvaraĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | ãpvaro | apvarų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | ãpvarui | apvaráms |
| accusative (galininkas) | ãpvarą | ãpvarus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ãpvaru | apvaraĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | apvarè | apvaruosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | ãpvare | apvaraĩ |
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015), “apvaras”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 59
Further reading
- “apvaras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
- “apvaras”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023