In this and the following posts (the posts that will follow up) I want to talk and discuss some subjects of the Lithuanian language: in my opinion a wonderful, incredible language in its structures. I will talk about it ad libitum, at my pleasure and will. I will choose the topics that tickle me, stimulate me, amuse me. They will not be posts for specialists but for curious people. Today I would like to talk about the adjective įgimtas " congenital, innate". Which is formed by the prefix į + gimtas with the suffix - tas , productive of past participles and masculine ( -tas ) and feminine ( -ta ) adjectives. Gimtas comes from gimti "to be born". Within a possible etymological interpretation of gimti , there is a possible correlation with the ancient Greek βαίνω "to go", Sanskrit गच्छति , gacchati , "to go", Latin venio "to come". Since the prefix į - also denotes "movement towards" [as in įeiti "go (walk) into],...
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