kvapas
Lithuanian
Kvapas
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kwep-. Compare Proto-Slavic *kopъtь (“soot, smoke”), Ancient Greek κάπυς (kápus, “fume”), possibly Latin vapor.
Noun
kvãpas m (plural kvapaĩ) stress pattern 4
- breath
- sulaikyti kvapą ― to hold one's breath
- smell, aroma
- Synonyms: kvepėjimas, aromatas
Declension
Declension of kvãpas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kvãpas | kvapaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kvãpo | kvapų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | kvãpui | kvapáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kvãpą | kvapùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kvapù | kvapaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | kvapè | kvapuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kvãpe | kvapaĩ |
Further reading
- “kvapas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “kvapas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
- V. Dadurkevičius & D. Ralys (n.d.) “kvapas”, in M. Paura & M. Tverijonas, editors, Lietuvių–anglų kalbų žodynas [Lithuanian-English dictionary], ekalba.lt
- “kvapas”, in Lietuvos Respublikos terminų bankas [Terminology bank of the Republic of Lithuania], VLKK, 2005–2024
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