kaimas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *káimas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”), whence also Latvian ciems, Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“village”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐍃 (haims, “village”), English home, ham (obsolete except in village names). Compare šeima.

Noun

káimas m (plural káimai) stress pattern 1

  1. village
  2. countryside

Declension

Derived terms

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