spagečiai
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Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pluralized form of *spagètis, borrowed from Italian spaghetti.
Noun[edit]
spagèčiai m pl
- (neologism, cooking) spaghetti
- Hypernym: makaronai
- Patiekite su išvirtais spagečiais.
- Serve with cooked spaghetti.
Usage notes[edit]
- Not documented in most dictionaries despite being used commercially. makaronai (“noodles; pasta”) is nonetheless still preferred at shops.
- In the singular, indeclinable spagèti is generally used instead of *spagètis, except possibly for one singular strand of spaghetti.
Declension[edit]
Declension of spagèčiai (plural-only)
| nominative | spagèčiai |
|---|---|
| genitive | spagèčių |
| dative | spagèčiams |
| accusative | spagèčius |
| instrumental | spagèčiais |
| locative | spagèčiuose |
| vocative | spagèčiai |