petys
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Old Prussian pette (“shoulder”), pettis (“shoulder blade”). From Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”), related to Latin pateō, Ancient Greek πετάννῡμι (petánnūmi).
Noun edit
petỹs m (plural pečiaĩ) stress pattern 4
Declension edit
(Note: Genitive can be either petiẽs (more common) or pẽčio.)
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
See also edit
- (scapula): mentė, mentikaulis
References edit
- “petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “petys”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012