barsukas

Lithuanian

Barsukas

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, cf. Polish borsuk, Ukrainian барсу́к (barsúk). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *borsuk (modern Turkish porsuk).

Noun

barsùkas m (plural barsùkai) stress pattern 2

1. badger; European badger

   Synonym: opšrus

Declension

Declension of barsùkas

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	barsùkas	barsùkai
genitive (kilmininkas)	barsùko	barsùkų
dative (naudininkas)	barsùkui	barsùkams
accusative (galininkas)	barsùką	barsukùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	barsukù	barsùkais
locative (vietininkas)	barsukè	barsùkuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	barsùke	barsùkai

Further reading

• “barsukas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “barsukas”, in Lietuvos Respublikos terminų bankas [Terminology bank of the Republic of Lithuania], VLKK, 2005–2024
• “barsùkas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–); p. 101 in ALEW 1.1 (online, 2019).