Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From an unattested *kažikas (someone, something) (with syncope of the i), from *kažinkàs < kažin kàs, a univerbation of kàs (who) +‎ žìno (knows) +‎ kàs (who/what).[1]

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kažkàs[2]

  1. something (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. somebody (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Usage notes

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As with ko and kieno, kažkieno is the possessive genitive and kažko is for other uses.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kažkàs”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 269
  2. ^ kažkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024