tankus

See also: tankūs

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (to pull together, coagulate, solidify, compact). Cognate with Persian تنجیدن (tanjidan, to squeeze, twist), Old Armenian թանձր (tʻanjr, thick, dense), English tight, Old Norse þéttr (close, thick), Old Irish técht (solidified), Sanskrit तञ्च् (tañc, to contract, coagulate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːŋkʊs/

Adjective

tánkus m (feminine tánki, neuter tanku) stress pattern 3

  1. thick; dense
    Jìs užmìgo tankiojè gìrioje.
    He fell asleep in a dense forest.
  2. (of multiple objects, such as trees) close together
  3. (of footsteps, speech, etc.) quick, speedy

Declension

Derived terms

  • tankumas

References

  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 377-8
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