kūjis

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kū́ˀjas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (to strike).[1] Cognate with Old Prussian cugis[1] and Proto-Slavic *kyjь (stick).[1] See also káuti (to slay).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kū́jis m (plural kū́jai) stress pattern 1 [2]

  1. hammer

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 265
  2. ^ “kūjis” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.