pasaka

== Cebuano == === Etymology === pa- +‎ saka === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pa‧sa‧ka === Adjective === pasaka vertical; standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal == Latvian == === Etymology === From pa- +‎ the verb sacīt (“to say, to tell”) (in its present tense stem sak-); cf. dialectal saka (“tale, saying”). The original meaning was thus “something to be said, told.” Cognates include Lithuanian pãsaka. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pasaka f (4th declension) legend, folktale, fairy tale (folkloric narrative, typically including fantastic or magic elements; the corresponding folkloric genre) vākt, publicēt tautas pasakas ― to collect, to publish folk tales latviešu tautas pasakas ― Latvian folktales pasaku teicējs, stastītājs ― storyteller pasaku grāmata ― book of folktales stastīt bērniem pasakas ― to tell fairy tales to the children dzīvnieku pasakas ― animal tales K. Skalbes pasakas ― K. Skalbe's fairy tales (figuratively) uncommonly beautiful, pleasant, good kā pasakā ― as in a fairy tale (i.e., very good, very beautiful) tā nebija platmale, bet pasaka! ― that was not a hat, but a fairy tale! visiem tas šķita pasaka, nevis kuģis ― to all it seemed more like a fairy tale than a ship (usually in the plural) nonsense, fantasy, exaggerations, rumors nestāsti nu pasakas! ― don't you tell fairy tales! tās ir tīrās pasakas ― this is pure fantasy ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pasakains === Verb === pasaka third-person singular/plural present indicative of pasacīt (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of pasacīt (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of pasacīt === References === == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Nominal formation from pasakýti (“to say, tell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [²ˈpɑːsɐkɐ] Rhymes: -ɑːsɐkɐ Syllabification: pã‧sa‧ka === Noun === pãsaka f (plural pãsakos) fairy tale ==== Declension ==== === References ===