kažkas
Lithuanian
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editPronoun
editkažkàs[2]
Usage notes
editAs with ko and kieno, kažkieno is the possessive genitive and kažko is for other uses.
Declension
edit Declension of kažkàs
References
edit- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “kažkàs”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 269
- ^ “kažkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024