Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Latvian dā̀rks (spotted, variegated). Related to der̃kti (to make dirty). Apparently influenced by dargùs (nasty, bad (of weather)).

Adjective edit

darkùs m (feminine darkì) stress pattern 4

  1. dirty
    Synonym: nešvarus
  2. nasty
    Synonyms: bjaurus, grasus
  3. bad (of weather)
    Synonyms: darganotas, dargus

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “darkus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 116
  • dargà” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 199 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).

Further reading edit

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