tiltas
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *tel-, *til-, from Proto-Indo-European *tel-, *stel- (“to spread, to spread out”). Cognate with Latvian tilts.
Noun edit
tìltas m (plural tìltai) stress pattern 1
- bridge (structure spanning a divide)
- medinis tiltas ― wooden bridge
- akmens tiltas ― stone bridge
- geležinis tiltas ― iron bridge
- plieno tiltas ― steel bridge
- tiltas per upę ― bridge over a river
- tiltas per kanalą ― bridge over a canal
- tiltas per tarpeklį ― bridge over a ravine
- arkinis tiltas ― arch or bow bridge
- kabantis tiltas ― suspension bridge
- pasukamasis tiltas ― rotating bridge
- varstomasis tiltas ― lifting bridge
- pakeliamasis tiltas ― drawbridge
- kelio, geležinkelio tiltas ― road, railway bridge
- pėsčiujų tiltas ― pedestrian bridge
Declension edit
Declension of tìltas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | tìltas | tìltai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | tìlto | tìltų |
| dative (naudininkas) | tìltui | tìltams |
| accusative (galininkas) | tìltą | tìltus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | tìltu | tìltais |
| locative (vietininkas) | tìlte | tìltuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | tìlte | tìltai |
References edit
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1061, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1061