klanas

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

Klanas (1) - Puddle

Cognate with Proto-Slavic *klonъ (fold, bend). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *klánas, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (to crook, to bend). The original meaning was "a depression". klónis (valley) is from the same root.

Noun

klãnas m (plural klanaĩ) stress pattern 4, 2

  1. puddle
    Synonyms: balà, balùtė, valkà
  2. (geology) depression, valley, ravine
    Synonyms: slėnìs, klónis, baudà
Declension

References

  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “klãnas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 264
  • klanas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • klanas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024 [under klanas1]

Etymology 2

Škotijos klanas - Scottish clan

Borrowed from English clan.

Noun

klãnas m (plural klãnai) stress pattern 2

  1. (ethnography) clan
    Synonym: giminė̃
Declension

References

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