dalykas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From daly-, a root abstracted from dalýti (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate with Old Prussian dellijks (“article of faith”); see also dalìs (“part”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɐˈlʲiːkɐs]

Noun

dalỹkas m (plural dalỹkai) stress pattern 2

1. thing, object
2. matter, issue
3. (school) subject

Declension

Declension of dalỹkas

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	dalỹkas	dalỹkai
genitive (kilmininkas)	dalỹko	dalỹkų
dative (naudininkas)	dalỹkui	dalỹkams
accusative (galininkas)	dalỹką	dalykùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	dalykù	dalỹkais
locative (vietininkas)	dalykè	dalỹkuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	dalỹke	dalỹkai

Synonyms

• (matter, issue): reĩkalas