Lithuanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From šaũksmas (scream, cry) +‎ -ininkas (a calque of Latin vocātīvus), the former component from šaũkti (to shout).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃɐʊkʲsʲmʲɪˈnʲɪŋkɐs]
  • Hyphenation: šauks‧mi‧nin‧kas

Noun

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šauksminiñkas m (plural šauksminiñkai) stress pattern 2

  1. (grammar) vocative case
    Synonym: vokatỹvas

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “šaũkti”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 626