Petkus
Lithuanian
Etymology
Composed with a phonetic suffix of pan-European origin. Compare Belarusian Пятко / Пецька / Пяцько (Pjatkó), Russian Петька / Петько (Petʹka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²ˈpʲæːtkʊs]
- Hyphenation: pet‧kus
Proper noun
Pẽtkus m (feminine Petkė) stress pattern 1
- (archaic) a diminutive of the male given name Petras
Declension
| nominative | Pẽtkus |
|---|---|
| genitive | Pẽtkaus |
| dative | Pẽtkui |
| accusative | Pẽtkų |
| instrumental | Pẽtkumi |
| locative | Pẽtkuje |
| vocative | Pẽtkau |
Proper noun
Pẽtkus m (feminine Petkienė, unmarried feminine Petkáitė) stress pattern 1
- a surname
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | Pẽtkus | Pẽtkai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | Pẽtkaus | Pẽtkų |
| dative (naudininkas) | Pẽtkui | Pẽtkams |
| accusative (galininkas) | Pẽtkų | Pẽtkus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | Pẽtkumi | Pẽtkais |
| locative (vietininkas) | Pẽtkuje | Pẽtkuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | Pẽtkau | Pẽtkai |
Derived terms
- (Surnames:) Petkauskas, Petkelis, Petkinas, Petkinis, Petkūnas, Petkutis
- (Patronymics:) Petkevičius, Petkaitis
Further reading
- “Petkus”, in Pavardžių duomenų bazė [Surname database], ekalba.lt, 2011–2026