ainis
Gothic
Lithuanian
Etymology
Coined by Jonas Basanavičius from eĩti (“to go”), by analogy with atainis (“incomer, stranger”) = ateivis, from ateiti (“to come”).[1]
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɐ͡ɪ.nɪs/
Noun
aĩnis m (plural aĩniai, feminine aĩnė) stress pattern 2
- descendant, offspring
- Synonym: palikuonis
Declension
Declension of aĩnis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | aĩnis | aĩniai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | aĩnio | aĩnių |
| dative (naudininkas) | aĩniui | aĩniams |
| accusative (galininkas) | aĩnį | ainiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | ainiù | aĩniais |
| locative (vietininkas) | aĩnyje | aĩniuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | aĩni | aĩniai |
References
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “aĩnis”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 3
Further reading
- “ainis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “ainis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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