šerys
Lithuanian
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian sęrs (“bristle”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(s)- (“rough hair, bristle”), whence also Russian шерсть (šerstʹ, “wool”), and possibly English hair (from Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”)).
Conjugation
Declension of šerỹs
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | šerỹs | šeriaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | šẽrio | šerių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | šẽriui | šeriáms |
| accusative (galininkas) | šẽrį | šeriùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | šeriù | šeriaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | šeryjè | šeriuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | šerỹ | šeriaĩ |
References
- Derksen, Rick (2015) “šerys”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 443
- “šerys”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
Further reading
- “šerys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “šerys”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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