septintas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Neologism from septynì (seven), as an analogy to devynì (nine) : deviñtas (ninth). Displaced Old Lithuanian sẽkmas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *septmas, from Proto-Indo-European *septmós, compare Proto-Slavic *sedmъ.

Adjective

Lithuanian ordinal numbers
 <  6 7 8  > 
    Cardinal : septyni
    Ordinal : septintas

septiñtas m (feminine septintà, neuter septiñta) stress pattern 4

  1. seventh

Declension

References

  • Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “septiñtas”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 1083
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