skonis

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Nominalization of skanùs (“tasty”, adjective). Cognate with Latvian skāns (“sour”). === Pronunciation === (skõnis): IPA(key): [ˈs̪kǒː.n̪ʲɪs̪] (skonìs): IPA(key): [s̪kɔːˈn̪ʲɪs̪] === Noun === skõnis m (plural skõniai) stress pattern 2 or skoni̇̀s f (plural skõnys) stress pattern 4 taste flavor (sensation) liking, line (individual preference) ==== Declension ==== Stress pattern 2 (masculine gender) Stress pattern 4 (feminine gender) === References === “skonis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “skõnis”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University, page 1129 == Malecite-Passamaquoddy == === Etymology === From Proto-Algonquian *weϴkani (“bone”). Cognate with Unami xkàn, Ojibwe -kan-, Mohegan-Pequot -skan, Miami -hkan-, Abenaki wskan, Menominee ohkān, Plains Cree ᐅᐢᑲᐣ (“oskan”). === Noun === skonis inan (locative skonisok, possessed 'taskonisom, diminutives skonisossis, plural skonisol) bone === References === Francis, David A. with Leavitt, Robert R. and Apt, Margaret (2008), “skonis”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project