Lithuanian edit

 aikštė on Lithuanian Wikipedia
 
Miško aikštė (1) - Forest clearing
 
Aikštė (2) - Town square

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

A derivative of aikštùs (open, visible), from áiškus (clear, bright) with metathesis of -šk- to -- before a consonant (-t in this case).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

aikštė̃ f (plural aikštė̃s) stress pattern 3

  1. glade, clearing (in a forest)
    Synonyms: erčia, laukymė, proguma
  2. square (open space in a town)
    Kãtedros aikštė̃ - geriáusiai žìnoma Vìlniaus aikštė̃.
    The Cathedral Square is the most famous square in Vilnius.
  3. pitch, sports field
    fùtbolo aikštė̃.
    Football pitch.

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44

Further reading edit