laikas

See also: laikąs and Laikas

English

laikas

Cognate with Latvian laĩks, Old Church Slavonic отлѣкъ (otlěkŭ, “remainder”). The Latvian metatony (laĩks < *làiks) suggests an original oxytone neuter. On the basis of Ancient Greek λοιπόν (loipón, “remainder”) we can theoretically posit a Proto-Indo-European *loikʷóm (“remainder”).^[1] In any case, related to laikýti (“hold, keep”) and li̇̀kti (“remain”); see these entries for more.^[2]

lai̇̃kas m (plural laikai̇̃) stress pattern 4

(uncountable) time (physical phenomenon)
(uncountable) time, term, period (a duration of time)
Šiañdien smagiai̇̃ léidom kartù laĩką! - We spent great time together today!

Kodė̃l neturiù laĩko? Kur̃ diñgsta màno laĩkas? - Why don't I have any time? Where does all my time go?

Vãsara - màno mėgstamiáusias mẽtų laĩkas. - Summer is my favorite season (= time of the year).
(countable, often in plural) times, era, period
Nuõ senų̃jų laikų̃ iki̇̀ mū́sų laikų̃ - From ancient times to the present day.
(uncountable, with infinitive) time (the appropriate time for an action)
Vaikáms jaũ seniai̇̃ laĩkas gul̃ti. - It's late enough for children to go to bed.
(linguistics) tense
Lietùvių kalbojè yrà keturi̇̀ laikaĩ. - Lithuanian has four tenses.

^ Derksen, Rick (1996), Metatony In Baltic (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 6), Amsterdam: Rodopi, page 212
^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “laikas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 269

láikas m (plural láikai) stress pattern 1

^ “laikas”, in Lietuvių kalbos naujažodžių duomenynas [Database of Lithuanian neologisms], ekalba.lt, 2011–2026
^ “like, laikas, patiktukas”, in Konsultacijų bankas [Consultation bank], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2003–2026

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