puikus
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
- Augstkalns, Senn, and Mikkola claim this term is borrowed from Polish pycha (“pride”).
- Fraenkel claims that it is related to piktas (“angry, evil”), paikas (“dumb”)
- Machek links it to Polish piękny (“beautiful”), Latin pulcher (“beautiful”).
- Fraenkel mentions that the form išsipuikinti (to adorn oneself) that appears in Juška's dictionary also has a listed synonym with -puis- instead of -puik-, as well as other semantically related words with -puis-. According to Fraenkel, this indicates influence from Polish pyszny, from pycha.
Adjective edit
puikùs m (feminine puikì) stress pattern 4
Declension edit
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of puikus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of puikus
References edit
- “puikus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “puikus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “puikas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 662