amžius

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Cognate with Latvian mūžs (“life”), Old Prussian amsis, amsin (“people”), with further origin unclear: King derives the Baltic terms from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems-ǵʰ-, an extension of *h₂ems- (“to give birth, beget”), comparing Hittite 𒄩𒀭𒍝𒀸𒊭𒀸 (ḫa-an-za-aš-ša-aš, “offspring”) in particular. The hypothetical series of phonetic developments is Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems-ǵʰ- > Proto-Balto-Slavic *hams-ź- > Proto-Baltic *amhź- > Lithuanian *āmź- > ámžius. This seems most tenable, when considering phonetics and semantics. Fraenkel tentatively connects the word to Bulgarian мъж (mǎž, “man”), and thus implicitly derives the words from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás (“man; husband”). Heidermanns tentatively derives the word from an earlier *au-miź-i-, from *h₂ew (“away”) +‎ *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”), with semantic development "to urinate away" > "to seed (life)" > "life, era". This is semantically rather ad hoc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaːmʲʒʲʊs] === Noun === ámžius m (plural ámžiai) stress pattern 1 life (time from birth to death) age Synonym: laikmetis century (100 years) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (Adjectives) amžinas (Nouns) amžinybė f amžininkas m ==== See also ==== laikas (century): sekundė < minutė < valanda < diena < mėnuo < metai < amžius === References === === Further reading === “amžius”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “amžius”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026