ačiū

See also: aciu and Aciu

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): [ˈaːtʃʲuː]

Interjection

ãčiū

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

Synonyms

Related terms

References

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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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