krūtis

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krū̆t- (“protuberance, breast, belly”), probably related to *krew- (“curve”), *(s)ker- (“to turn”), *(s)krew-. Possibly related to Old Irish crott (“lute”), Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile, stack”), but these connections are uncertain.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

krūtis f (6th declension)

  1. breast
  2. bosom
  3. bust

Declension

Noun

krūtis

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural of krūts

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1642, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1642

Lithuanian

Krūtis

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian krūts. According to Derksen, related to Lithuanian kráuti (“to pile”), Proto-Slavic *krỳti (“to cover”), Proto-Germanic *hreudaną (“to cover”). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kr(o)uʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European *kr(o)uH-.

Noun

krūtìs f (plural krū̃tys) stress pattern 4

  1. breast

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “krūtis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 261
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