tarpas
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Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tárˀpas; compare Old Church Slavonic трапъ (trapŭ), Serbo-Croatian trȁp (“pit, trough”), Bulgarian трап (trap, “pit, cavern”). Compare also Tocharian A tarp (“pond”), Thracian tarpo- (“valley”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tárpas m (plural tárpai) stress pattern 1
- gap, space (between two objects)
- (typography) space (a gap in text; the character " ")
- tarpo klavišas ― space bar
- period of time
- environment, number, circle (group of people)
- Kolektỹvas yrà ãtviras priim̃ti į̃ sàvo tárpą naujùs specialistùs - The collective are ready to accept new experts into their team.
Declension
[edit]Declension of tárpas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | tárpas | tárpai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | tárpo | tárpų |
| dative (naudininkas) | tárpui | tárpams |
| accusative (galininkas) | tárpą | tárpus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | tárpu | tárpais |
| locative (vietininkas) | tárpe | tárpuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | tárpe | tárpai |
Derived terms
[edit]terms derived from tarpas
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “tarpas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “tarpas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024