dažnas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Latvian dažs (some, many), Old Prussian kudesnammi (so often).

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Adjective

dãžnas m (feminine dažnà) stress pattern 4

  1. frequent
    Antonym: retas (rare)
    dažnas lietusfrequent rain
  2. many (with a singular noun)
    dažnas žmogus gyvena miestemany people live in a city (literally, “a frequent person lives in a city”)
    dažną dieną lyjamany days, it rains (literally, “on a frequent day, it rains”)

Declension

References

  • dažnas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • dažnas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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