amžius

Lithuanian

Etymology

Cognate with Old Prussian amsis, amsin (people).[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Expand.”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːmʲʒʲʊs]

Noun

ámžius m (plural ámžiai) stress pattern 1

  1. life[3] (time from birth to death)
  2. age[3]
    Synonym: laikmetis
  3. century[3] (100 years)

Declension

Derived terms

(Adjectives)

  • amžinas
(Nouns)
  • amžinybė f
  • amžininkas m

See also

References

  1. amžius”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  2. ámžius” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 28 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).
  3. Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Further reading

  • amžius”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • amžius”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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