tankus
See also: tankūs
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to pull together, coagulate, solidify, compact”). Cognate with Persian تنجیدن (tanjidan, “to squeeze, twist”), Old Armenian թանձր (tʻanjr, “thick, dense”), English tight, Old Norse þéttr (“close, thick”), Old Irish técht (“solidified”), Sanskrit तञ्च् (tañc, “to contract, coagulate”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tánkus m (feminine tánki, neuter tanku) stress pattern 3
- thick; dense
- (of multiple objects, such as trees) close together
- (of footsteps, speech, etc.) quick, speedy
Declension edit
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of tankus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of tankus
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 377-8