See also: anytą

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (grandmother).[1] Cognates include Old Prussian ane, Ancient Greek ἀννίς (annís), Old Armenian հան (han).[2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anýta f (plural anýtos) stress pattern 1

  1. mother-in-law (the mother of one's husband)

Declension

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Declension of anýta
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) anýta anýtos
genitive (kilmininkas) anýtos anýtų
dative (naudininkas) anýtai anýtoms
accusative (galininkas) anýtą anýtas
instrumental (įnagininkas) anýta anýtomis
locative (vietininkas) anýtoje anýtose
vocative (šauksmininkas) anýta anýtos

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “anyta”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 55
  2. ^ anýta” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 32 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. ^ anyta”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Further reading

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  • anyta”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
  • anyta”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025