skanus
See also: skaņus
Latvian
editNoun
editskanus m
- (dialectal) accusative plural of skans
Lithuanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Baltic *skan-; cognate with Latvian skans (“sour”)[1] and possibly Old Prussian stanulonx (“red-flowered scallion known for its pungent taste”), the latter which is probably a mistranscription or other such corruption of an unattested *scanulonx.[2] Further origin unclear; the word may be derived from the same paradigm as skìnti (“to pluck, pick (fruit, herbs, etc.)”),[1] but the semantic shifts required for this are non-trivial.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editskanùs m (feminine skanì, neuter skanù) stress pattern 4
Declension
editNon-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of skanus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of skanus
Related terms
edit- skonis (“taste”)