Aukštaitian

English

Alternative forms

(abbreviation): Aukšt.

Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian Aukštaitija +‎ -ian.

Proper noun

Aukštaitian

The dialect of Lithuanian spoken in Aukštaitija, Dzūkija and Suvalkija, upon which standard Lithuanian is based.

Translations

Aukštaitian dialect

Irish: Ácstáitis f
Lithuanian: aukštaičių tarmė f
Russian: аукшта́йтский m (aukštájtskij)

Noun

Aukštaitian (plural Aukštaitians)

A person from Aukštaitija.

Translations

Aukštaitian person

Irish: Ácstáitíoch m
Lithuanian: aukštaitis (lt) m, aukštaitė (lt) f
Russian: аукштайт (aukštajt)

Adjective

Aukštaitian (not comparable)

Of or relating to the Aukštaitian dialect of Lithuanian.
Of or relating to the region of Aukštaitija or its inhabitants.

See also

Samogitian

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