spurga
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
spurga
- inflection of spurgare:
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
spùrga f (plural spùrgos) stress pattern 1
- doughnut, donut
- Synonym: (proscribed) pončka
- varškės spurgos ― cheese curd doughnuts
- drill bit
- Nekraipyk gręždamas, nes spurgą nulauši
- Do not twist when drilling, because you will break the drill bit
Usage notes edit
- pončka and pončkas, derived from Polish pączek, are not recommended for use by the Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisija, except in specific stylistic cases.[1] Instead, the native word spurga should be used to denote "doughnut".
Declension edit
Declension of spùrga
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | spùrga | spùrgos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | spùrgos | spùrgų |
| dative (naudininkas) | spùrgai | spùrgoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | spùrgą | spùrgas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | spùrga | spùrgomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | spùrgoje | spùrgose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | spùrga | spùrgos |
Derived terms edit
- (diminutive): spurgytė
References edit
Further reading edit
- “spurga”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “spurga”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024