sunkus

Lithuanian

Etymology

Perhaps from an n-infixed formation of sùkti (to turn), though the details are unclear.[1]

An older theory by Pokorny derives the word from a supposed Proto-Indo-European *sʷenk-, *sunk-; see also Old High German swangar (pregnant).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʊŋˈkʊs/

Adjective

sunkùs m (feminine sunkì, neuter sunkù) [3]

  1. heavy[4]
  2. hard, difficult[4]
    sunku kvėpuoti - it is difficult to breathe

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

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See also

  • keblus

References

  1. Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “sunkus”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 614
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1048, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1048
  3. “sunkus” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  4. “sunkus” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
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