arklas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *árˀtla; compare Latvian ar̂kls, Proto-Slavic *òrdlo. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rh₃-tlom (“plough”), from *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”). The word is equivalent to arti (“plough”) +‎ -klas; see for more. Cognates include Old Armenian արաւր (arawr), Old Norse arðr, Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron). The Greek and Armenian terms may reflect the zero-grade, in which case the Proto-Balto-Slavic full-grade may be analogical after *arˀ- (“to plough”); compare ìrklas (“oar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.klɐs/

Arklas

Noun

árklas m (plural arklaĩ) stress pattern 3

1. (agriculture, historical) ard plough (simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.)

   Coordinate terms: žagrė (“type of plough; sokha”), žambis (“type of plough”), plūgas (“contemporary plough”)

Declension

Declension of árklas

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	árklas	arklaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas)	árklo	arklų̃
dative (naudininkas)	árklui	arkláms
accusative (galininkas)	árklą	árklus
instrumental (įnagininkas)	árklu	arklaĩs
locative (vietininkas)	arklè	arkluosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	árkle	arklaĩ

Derived terms

• arklys
• arklakartė
• arklavirvė

Further reading

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