perkūnas

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *perkūnas, from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷunos, from *pérkʷus (“oak”). Compare Latvian pērkuons, Old Prussian Perkuns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [pʲɛr¹ˈkuːnɐs] Rhymes: -uːnɐs Syllabification: per‧kū́‧nas === Noun === perkū́nas m (plural perkū́nai) sound of thunder Synonym: griaustinis (mythology) god of thunder in Baltic religion A swear word in various phrases ==== Declension ==== === References === “perkūnas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026