Lithuanian

edit

Etymology

edit

From the same root as trùpti, trupė́ti (to crumble), with semantic shift "crumbling" > "fragile" > "broken" > "small" > "short".[1][2]

Pronunciation

edit
  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Adjective

edit

trum̃pas m (feminine trumpà, neuter trum̃pa) stress pattern 4[3]

  1. short
    trumpos kojos - short legs

Inflection

edit

Antonyms

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “trum̃pas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 691
  2. ^ trumpas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  3. ^ trumpas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024