tyčia

Lithuanian

Etymology

Ossified instrumental singular of týčia (“?”, noun). Other inflectional forms are also used, cf. týčiomis (ins. pl.), týčių (gen. pl.). Further etymology uncertain. Cognate with Latvian tĩšām (“urgently; intentionally”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲîː.t͡ʃʲɛ/

Adverb

týčia (not comparable)

  1. intentionally, deliberately, on purpose

Derived terms

  • netýčia
  • týčinis
  • týčiotis
  • týtinti
  • týtyti

References

  • “tyčia”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
  • Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “týčia”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 1382
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