Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

Possibly cognate with Latvian dažs (some, many), Old Prussian kudesnammi (so often).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective edit

dãžnas m (feminine dažnà) stress pattern 4

  1. frequent
    Antonym: retas (rare)
    dažnas lietusfrequent rain
  2. many (with a singular noun)
    dažnas žmogus gyvena miestemany people live in a city (literally, “a frequent person lives in a city”)
    dažną dieną lyjamany days, it rains (literally, “on a frequent day, it rains”)

Declension edit

References edit

  • dažnas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • dažnas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012