Lithuanian

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 arklas on Lithuanian Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *árˀtla; compare Latvian ar̂kls, Proto-Slavic *òrdlo. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rh₃-tlom (plough), from *h₂erh₃- (to plough). The word is equivalent to arti (plough) +‎ -klas; see for more. Cognates include Old Armenian արաւր (arawr), Old Norse arðr, Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron). The Greek and Armenian terms may reflect the zero-grade, in which case the Proto-Balto-Slavic full-grade may be analogical after *arˀ- (to plough); compare ìrklas (oar).[1]

Pronunciation

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Arklas

Noun

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árklas m (plural arklaĩ) stress pattern 3

  1. (agriculture, historical) ard plough (simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.)
    Coordinate terms: žagrė (type of plough; sokha), žambis (type of plough), plūgas (contemporary plough)

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60

Further reading

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  • arklas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • arklas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024