ačiū

See also: aciu and Aciu

Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

Etymology unclear. Related to Belarusian dialectal а́цю (ácju, “thank you”), а́ціць (ácicʹ, “to thank”), Polish dialectal aću, aciu (“thank you”), although these may be Balticisms.^[1] As frequently used words often undergo irregular phonetic changes, it may be a clipping of multiple words, as in other words for "thank you": Russian спаси́бо (spasíbo) < съпаси́ богъ (sŭpasí bogŭ, “God save (you)”), Latvian paldies < palīdz Dievs (“may God help”), Romanian mulțumesc < mulțănesc (“I wish (you) many years”).^[2] One suggested source is atjautà jùms (“sympathy to you”),^[3] although this is likely a folk etymology (compare dėkui).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈaːtʃʲuː]

Interjection edit

ãčiū

thank you
Ãčiū táu ùž tàvo méilę.
Thank you for your love.

Synonyms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

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^{The template Template:R:lt:Urbutis does not use the parameter(s): vol=I
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^ Witold Mańczak (1994) [1] 'Le développement phonétique irrégulier dû a la fréquence en Lituanien' [Irregular phonetic development due to frequency in Lithuanian]. Baltistica, Supplement 4, pages 92-104.
^ Marija Žvinakevičienė (2012) [2] AČIŪ – gražiausias lietuviškas žodis ["Ačiū" is the most beautiful word in Lithuanian], marijampole.lt

[1] {The template Template:R:lt:Urbutis does not use the parameter(s): vol=I
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.}“ацю” in Vincas Urbutis (1969), Dabartinės baltarusių kalbos lituanizmai, Iš:Baltistica, page 48

[2] Witold Mańczak (1994) [1] 'Le développement phonétique irrégulier dû a la fréquence en Lituanien' [Irregular phonetic development due to frequency in Lithuanian]. Baltistica, Supplement 4, pages 92-104.

[3] Marija Žvinakevičienė (2012) [2] AČIŪ – gražiausias lietuviškas žodis ["Ačiū" is the most beautiful word in Lithuanian], marijampole.lt

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