kaplys

Lithuanian
Kaplys

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian kaplis (“hoe”), Lithuanian kapóti (“to chop”).

Noun

kaplỹs m (plural kapliaĩ) stress pattern 4

  1. (tool, agriculture) hoe
    Synonym: kauptukas (“mattock”)
    Hypernym: įrankis (“tool”)
  2. (anatomy) premolar
    Hypernym: dantis (“tooth”)

Declension
Declension of kaplỹs
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) kaplỹs kapliaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas) kaplio kaplių̃
dative (naudininkas) kapliui kapliáms
accusative (galininkas) kaplį kapliùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) kapliù kapliaĩs
locative (vietininkas) kaplyjè kapliuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) kaplỹ kapliaĩ

References
  • “kaplys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “kapóti”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 217
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