gamta
Lithuanian
Etymology
From o-grade stem of the same root as gi̇̀mti (“to be born”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɐmˈtɐ/
Noun
gamtà f (plural gam̃tos) stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | gamtà | gam̃tos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | gamtõs | gamtų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | gam̃tai | gamtóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | gam̃tą | gamtàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | gamtà | gamtomi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | gamtojè | gamtosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | gam̃ta | gam̃tos |
Derived terms
- gamtamokslis
- gamtotyra
- gamtovaizdis
Further reading
- “gamta”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
- Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “gamtà”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language][1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 294
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965), “gim̃ti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 151