Naujininkai
Lithuanian
Etymology
From naujas (“new”) + -ininkas, pluralized. A calque of Polish Nowy Świat, still used to this day, or of Russian Новый Свет (Novyj Svet, literally “New World”), having been used from the late 19th century [1] up to 1917. Compare Samogitian Naujėninkā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɐʊ̯jɪˈnʲɪŋkɐɪ̯/
- Hyphenation: Nau‧ji‧nin‧kai
Proper noun
Naujiniñkai m pl stress pattern 2
- Naujininkai (an eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania)
Declension
| nominative | Naujiniñkai |
|---|---|
| genitive | Naujiniñkų |
| dative | Naujiniñkams |
| accusative | Naujininkùs |
| instrumental | Naujiniñkais |
| locative | Naujiniñkuose |
| vocative | Naujiniñkai |