švyturys
Lithuanian
Etymology
From švytė́ti (“to glow”) + -urỹs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕvʲiːt̪ʊˈrʲiːs]
Noun
švyturỹs m (plural švyturiaĩ) stress pattern 3
- lighthouse (a tower or other structure displaying a light in order to guide ships)
- Hypernym: bókštas (“tower”)
- švỹturio prižiūrė́tojas ― lighthouse keeper
- švỹturio šviesà ― lighthouse light
- beacon (something that emits a signal)
- rãdijo švyturỹs ― radio beacon
Declension
Declension of švyturỹs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | švyturỹs | švyturiaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | švỹturio | švyturių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | švỹturiui | švyturiáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | švỹturį | švỹturius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | švỹturiu | švyturiaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | švyturyjè | švyturiuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | švyturỹ | švyturiaĩ |
Derived terms
- švyturiniñkas (“lighthouse keeper”)
References
- “švyturys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “švìsti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 1045–1046
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