gulbis
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gulbis. Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian gulbi̇̀s (“swan”), Old Prussian gulbis (“swan”), Proto-Slavic *gъlbь.
Noun
gulbis m (2nd declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gulbis | gulbji |
| genitive | gulbja | gulbju |
| dative | gulbim | gulbjiem |
| accusative | gulbi | gulbjus |
| instrumental | gulbi | gulbjiem |
| locative | gulbī | gulbjos |
| vocative | gulbi | gulbji |
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gulbis. Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian gùlbis (“swan”), Old Prussian gulbis (“swan”), Proto-Slavic *gъlbь.
Noun
gulbi̇̀s f (plural gulbys) stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | gulbi̇̀s | gul̃bys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | gulbiẽs | gulbių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | gul̃biai | gulbi̇̀ms |
| accusative (galininkas) | gul̃bį | gulbi̇̀s |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | gulbimi̇̀ | gulbimi̇̀s |
| locative (vietininkas) | gulbyjè | gulbysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | gulbiẽ | gul̃bys |
Noun
gul̃bis m (plural gul̃biai) stress pattern 2
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | gul̃bis | gul̃biai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | gul̃bio | gul̃bių |
| dative (naudininkas) | gul̃biui | gul̃biams |
| accusative (galininkas) | gul̃bį | gulbiùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | gulbiù | gul̃biais |
| locative (vietininkas) | gul̃byje | gul̃biuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | gul̃bi | gul̃biai |
References
- “gulbis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “gulbis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “gulbis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192