lenktynės

Lithuanian

Etymology

Derived from leñktas, past passive participle of leñkti (“to bend; to evade”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʲɛŋʲˈkʲtʲǐː.nʲeːs/

Noun

lenktỹnės f pl stress pattern 2

  1. race (competition)

Declension

Declension of lenktỹnės (plural-only)
nominative lenktỹnės
genitive lenktỹnių
dative lenktỹnėms
accusative lenktynès
instrumental lenktỹnėmis
locative lenktỹnėse
vocative lenktỹnės

References

  • “lenktynės”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
  • Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “lenkt-”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 647
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