šeima

See also: seîma

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-meh₂ (“settlement, village; family”), from the root *tḱey- (“to lie down; to settle, inhabit”). Cognate to Russian семья (semʹja, “family”), English home. Compare kaimas.

Noun

šeimà f (plural šeĩmos) stress pattern 4

  1. family

Declension

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