akmuo

Lithuanian

Akmenys

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ákmō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō (stone, rock) (with the supposedly regular depalatalization of */ḱ/). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic камꙑ (kamy), Latvian akmens, Persian آسمان (âsmân), Sanskrit अश्मन् (aśman), Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn), English hammer. Doublet of ašmuo.

Noun

akmuõ m (plural ãkmenys) stress pattern 3b

  1. stone

Declension

Further reading

  • akmuo”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • akmuo”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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