aikštė

Lithuanian

Miško aikštė (1) - Forest clearing
Aikštė (2) - Town square

Alternative forms

  • eikštė (glade)

Etymology

A derivative of aikštùs (open, visible), from áiškus (clear, bright) with metathesis of -šk- to -- before a consonant (-t in this case).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐɪkˈɕtʲeː/

Noun

aikštė̃ f (plural aikštė̃s) stress pattern 3

  1. glade, clearing (in a forest)
    Synonyms: erčia, laukymė, proguma
  2. square (open space in a town)
    Kãtedros aikštė̃ - geriáusiai žìnoma Vìlniaus aikštė̃.
    The Cathedral Square is the most famous square in Vilnius.
  3. pitch, sports field
    fùtbolo aikštė̃.
    Football pitch.

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44

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