balnas

== Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɐln̪ɐs̪] === Etymology 1 === From Old Lithuanian balgnas (“saddle”), cognate to (possibly borrowed from) Old Prussian balgnan (“saddle”). The term is thought to be ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). ==== Noun ==== bal̃nas m (plural balnai̇̃) stress pattern 4 saddle sėsti ant balno - sit down on the saddle ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bolˀ-n-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolH-n-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bolna. ==== Adjective ==== bálnas (stress pattern 3) (of livestock) white-backed balnas jautis - a white-backed ox balna karvė - a white-backed cow ===== Inflection ===== ===== Related terms ===== === References ===