akstinas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *akstinos (*aśtinos?). Equivalent to akstis +‎ -nas. Cognate with Latvian akstins (“prickle”), Proto-Slavic *ostьnъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈä̌ːkʲs̪ʲt̪ʲɪnɐs̪] === Noun === ãkstinas m (plural akstinai̇̃) stress pattern 3b thorn, prickle Synonyms: spyglys, dyglys, gylys awn Synonym: akuotas goad, prod (pointed stick for driving cattle) (figuratively) impetus, incentive, stimulus ==== Declension ==== === References === Derksen, Rick (2015), “akstinas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48 “ãkstinas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 17 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019). “akstinas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012 === Further reading === “akstinas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “akstinas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026