laikas

English

Noun

laikas

1. plural of laika

Lithuanian

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian laĩks, Old Church Slavonic отлѣкъ (otlěkŭ, “remainder”). The Latvian metatony (laĩks < *làiks) suggests an original oxytone neuter. On the basis of Ancient Greek λοιπόν (loipón, “remainder”) we can theoretically posit a Proto-Indo-European *loikʷóm (“remainder”). In any case, related to laikýti (“hold, keep”) and lìkti (“remain”); see these entries for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɐ͡ɪ.kɐs/

Noun

laĩkas m (plural laikaĩ) stress pattern 4

1. (uncountable) time (physical phenomenon)
2. (uncountable) time, term, period (a duration of time)

   Šiañdien smagiaĩ léidom kartù laĩką! - We spent great time together today!

   Kodė̃l neturiù laĩko? Kur̃ diñgsta màno laĩkas? - Why don't I have any time? Where does all my time go?

   Vãsara - màno megstamiáusias mẽtų laĩkas. - Summer is my favorite season (= time of the year).

3. (countable, often in plural) times, era, period

   Nuõ senų̃jų laikų̃ ikì mū́sų laikų̃ - From ancient times to the present day.

4. (uncountable, with infinitive) time (the appropriate time for an action)

   Vaikáms jaũ seniaĩ laĩkas gul̃ti. - It's late enough for children to go to bed.

5. (linguistics) tense

   Lietùvių kalbojè yrà keturì laikaĩ. - Lithuanian has four tenses.

Declension

Declension of laĩkas

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	laĩkas	laikaĩ
genitive (kilmininkas)	laĩko	laikų̃
dative (naudininkas)	laĩkui	laikáms
accusative (galininkas)	laĩką	laikùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	laikù	laikaĩs
locative (vietininkas)	laikè	laikuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	laĩke	laikaĩ

Hyponyms

• (grammar: tense):
• būsimasis laikas
• būtasis dažninis laikas
• būtasis kartinis laikas
• esamasis laikas

Derived terms

terms derived from laikas

• laiku
• laikinis
• belaikis
• bendralaikis
• laikinas
• laikininkas
• laikmetis
• laikotarpis, laiktarpis
• laikmatis
• laikraštis
• laikrodis

Spanish

Noun

laikas m pl

1. plural of laika