tankus
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See also: tankūs
Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to pull together, coagulate, solidify, compact”). Cognate with Persian تنجیدن (tanjidan, “to squeeze, twist”), Old Armenian թանձր (tʻanjr, “thick, dense”), English tight, Old Norse þéttr (“close, thick”), Old Irish técht (“solidified”), Sanskrit तञ्च् (tañc, “to contract, coagulate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tánkus m (feminine tánki, neuter tanku) stress pattern 3
- thick; dense
- (of multiple objects, such as trees) close together
- (of footsteps, speech, etc.) quick, speedy
Declension[edit]
Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of tankus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of tankus
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 377-8