kyšulys
Lithuanian
Etymology
From kyš-, an extended zero-grade of the same root as ki̇̀šti (“to push, thrust”); a headland juts or thrusts out into the sea that it is located in.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kyšulỹs m (plural kyšuliai̇̃) stress pattern 3b
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kyšulỹs | kyšuliai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kỹšulio | kyšulių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | kỹšuliui | kyšuliáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kỹšulį | kỹšulius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kỹšuliu | kyšuliai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | kyšulyjè | kyšuliuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kyšulỹ | kyšuliai̇̃ |
Derived terms
- iškyšulỹs (“protuberance”)
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “ki̇̀šti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language][1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 292