luobas

Lithuanian

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *laub-a-(s), from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰ-ó-s, o-grade stem of *lewbʰ- (to cut, peel). Cognates include Latvian luobs (bast, rind), Latin liber (bark of a tree), English leaf, Proto-Slavic *lubъ (bast).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɫûə.bɐs/

Noun

lúobas m stress pattern 3

  1. bark (of a tree)
  2. bast

Declension

Declension of lúobas
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) lúobas luobai̇̃
genitive (kilmininkas) lúobo luobų̃
dative (naudininkas) lúobui luobáms
accusative (galininkas) lúobą lúobus
instrumental (įnagininkas) lúobu luobai̇̃s
locative (vietininkas) luobè luobuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) lúobe luobai̇̃

Derived terms

  • luobelis
  • luobena

References

  • Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “lúobas”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 688-689