akiniai

Lithuanian

Akiniai

Etymology

From akìs (“eye”).

Noun

akiniaĩ m pl stress pattern 3b

1. (plural only) glasses, spectacles, eyeglasses

   akiniai nuo saulės ― sunglasses

Usage notes

Singular akinỹs is rarely used to refer to a single half of a pair of glasses.

Declension

    Declension of akiniaĩ (plural-only)

nominative	akiniaĩ
genitive	akinių̃
dative	akiniáms
accusative	ãkinius
instrumental	akiniaĩs
locative	akiniuosè
vocative	akiniaĩ

Further reading

• “akiniai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024