sauga
Lithuanian
Etymology
Related to Latvian saũdzêt, sàudzêt (“to take care of, preserve”), saudze (“protection, care”).[1]
Noun
saugà f (uncountable) stress pattern 4
- security, safety
- Synonym: saugumas
- defense
- Synonym: apsauga
Declension
declension of sauga
| nominative | saugà |
|---|---|
| genitive | saugõs |
| dative | saũgai |
| accusative | saũgą |
| instrumental | saugà |
| locative | saugojè |
| vocative | saũga |
References
- “saugà” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 1025 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
Further reading
- “sauga”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2021
- “sauga”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2021