sveikas

sveikas

1. inflection of sveiks:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative plural feminine

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *su-ey-kas, from *h₁su- (“good”) and *ey-, *h₁ey- (“to go”); the original meaning would then have been “one who goes or walks well”, whence “healthy” and then “unharmed.” For other theories, see Latvian sveiks (“safe”).^[1]

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sveĩkas m (feminine sveikà) stress pattern 4

1. healthy

sveikas

1. (informal, to a male) hello