akstis

== Lithuanian == === Alternative forms === akšti̇̀s === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *akstis (*aštis?), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-. Cognate with Latvian aksts (“prickle, sharp point”), Proto-Slavic *ostь. === Noun === aksti̇̀s f (plural ãkstys) stress pattern 4 (weaponry) javelin Coordinate terms: ietis (“spear; javelin (sports)”), pika (“pike”) spit (stick for hanging meat) (botany) spine, thorn, prick Synonym: dyglys ==== Declension ==== === References === Derksen, Rick (2015), “akstis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48 === Further reading === “akstis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “akstis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026 “akstis”, entry by Giedrė Kmitienė, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia]