stotis

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *stā́ˀtis, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, position”). Cognate with English station.[1]

Noun

stotìs f (plural stõtys) stress pattern 4

  1. station (transportation)
    autobusų stotis ― bus station
    geležinkelio stotis ― railway station, train station
    metro stotis ― underground station, subway station
  2. station (place where workers are stationed)
    radijo stotis ― radio station
    meteorologijos stotis ― meteorological station

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “stotis”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 607-8

Further reading

  • “stotis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “stotis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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