pilkas

Lithuanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲɪlkɐs]

Adjective

pìlkas m (feminine pilkà, neuter pìlka) stress pattern 3 [3]

  1. gray (US), grey (chiefly UK)
    pilkas kiškis - a grey hare
    pilka spalva - grey (colo(u)r)
    pilkos akys - grey eyes
    pilkieji debesys[3] - the grey clouds
  2. dull, dim

Declension

Derived terms

  • (noun) pilkumas m
  • (adverb) pilkaĩ

See also

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2015), “pilkas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356
  2. pìlkas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 888 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. “pilkas” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.

Further reading

  • “pilkas” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
  • pilkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
  • pilkas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023

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