Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *krū̆t- (protuberance, breast, belly), probably related to *krew- (curve), *(s)ker- (to turn), *(s)krew-. Possibly related to Old Irish crott (lute), Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (pile, stack), but these connections are uncertain.[1]

Pronunciation edit

(file)

Noun edit

krūtis f (6th declension)

  1. breast
  2. bosom
  3. bust

Declension edit

Noun edit

krūtis

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of krūts

References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1642, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1642

Lithuanian edit

 
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Krūtis

Etymology edit

Cognate with Latvian krūts. According to Derksen, related to Lithuanian kráuti (to pile), Proto-Slavic *krỳti (to cover), Proto-Germanic *hreudaną (to cover). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kr(o)uʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *kr(o)uH-.

Noun edit

krūtìs f (plural krū̃tys) stress pattern 4

  1. breast

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “krūtis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 261