gintaras

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Cognate with Latvian dziñtars, from a Baltic root of mysterious origin, which propagated into various Slavic languages. Many outside comparisons have been proposed, among which include Latin glaesum (“amber”), Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “id”), Hittite [script needed] (hust-), and Sanskrit यम् (yam, “to hold, restrain”) (owing to amber's ability to hold static electricity and thus hold onto various objects). A borrowing from a supposed Phoenician [script needed] (jainitar, “sea-resin”) is unlikely, as the Baltic region is known for its amber deposits, and such an abundant resource would generally not be described with a loanword. The exact details of the relation with Hungarian gyanta (“resin”) are unclear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʲɪnˑtɐrɐs/ === Noun === giñtaras m (plural gintarai̇̃) stress pattern 3b amber (fossil resin) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Old Ruthenian: є҆нта́рь (je҆ntárʹ)>? Belarusian: янта́р (jantár)Carpathian Rusyn: янта́рь (jantárʹ)Ukrainian: янта́р (jantár); я́нтра f (jántra) (dialectal) → Middle Russian: онта́рь (ontárʹ), оньта́рь (onʹtárʹ), ꙗнта́рь (jantárʹ) Russian: янта́рь (jantárʹ)→? Belarusian: янта́р (jantár)→ Czech: jantar→ Macedonian: јантар (jantar)→ Polish: jantar→ Serbo-Croatian:Cyrillic script: јантарLatin script: jantar→ Slovak: jantár→ Slovene: jantar === References === === Further reading === “gintaras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026