masendzis
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Ruthenian мосендзъ (mosendz), from Old Polish mosiądz, from Proto-Slavic *mosędzь, from Old High German *massing, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Latin massa (“mass, bulk (of material)”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζᾰ (mâză, “lump, mass”). Doublet of mi̇́singis.
Noun
mãsendzis m
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | mãsendzis | mãsendziai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | mãsendzio | mãsendzių |
| dative (naudininkas) | mãsendziui | mãsendziams |
| accusative (galininkas) | mãsendzį | masendziùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | masendziù | mãsendziais |
| locative (vietininkas) | mãsendzyje | mãsendziuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | mãsendzi | mãsendziai |
Further reading
- Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “mãsendzis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 714