puikus
Appearance
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of disputed origin, with multiple theories proposed:
- Augstkalns, Senn, Smoczynski, and Mikkola claim this term is borrowed from Polish pycha (“pride”).[1]
- Fraenkel claims that it is related to piktas (“angry, evil”), paikas (“dumb”).[2]
- Machek links it to Polish piękny (“beautiful”), Latin pulcher (“beautiful”).
- Fraenkel mentions that the form išsipuikinti (to adorn oneself) that appears in Juška's dictionary also has a listed synonym with -puis- instead of -puik-, as well as other semantically related words with -puis-. According to Fraenkel, this indicates influence from Polish pyszny, from pycha.[2]
Adjective
[edit]puikùs m (feminine puikì) stress pattern 4
Declension
[edit]Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of puikus
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of puikus
References
[edit]- “puikus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “puikus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- ^ Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “puikà”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, , →ISBN, page 487
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “puikas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 662