Lithuanian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

sukti +‎ -s (reflexive suffix). Sense 5 likely related to sense 2 of the noun and thus sukimasis.

Verb edit

sùktis (third-person present tense sùkasi, third-person past tense sùkosi)

  1. reflexive of sukti: to turn oneself around, to spin
    Mes sukamės.
    We're turning around.
  2. (colloquial) to have sex, to fawn
  3. (figurative) to skillfully prepare
  4. (figurative) to try to earn a living
  5. (figurative) to be dizzy
Conjugation edit


Etymology 2 edit

Alteration of sukutis and sukimasis.

Noun edit

sùktis m (plural sùkčiai) stress pattern 2

  1. rotation
  2. dizziness
  3. Alternative form of sukutis: ratchet
    Atsinešk suktį ir nuvysi šniūrą
    Bring a ratchet and you'll wind the cord
Declension edit

References edit

  • suktis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • suktis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024