kaimynas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From kaimas + -ynas (adjectival suffix). Likely originally an adjective, cf. Latin vīcīnus.[1]

Noun

kaimýnas m (plural kaimýnai, feminine kaimynė) stress pattern 1

  1. neighbor (adjacent resident)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Jānis Endzelīns (transl. W. R. Schmalstieg & B. Jēgers) (1971) Comparative phonology and morphology of the Baltic languages, De Gruyter, →ISBN, 124d, page 104

Further reading

  • kaimynas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • kaimynas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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