kūdikis

Lithuanian

Kūdikis

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably derived from a Slavicism, borrowed from an unattested *xudьcь (whence archaic Lithuanian kū̃das (“lean, withered”)), from Proto-Slavic *xudъ (“small, thin”); compare Russian худо́й (xudój, “thin”), Polish chudy (“thin, lean”), etc.

Alternative theories suggest a derivation from a verb cognate to Latvian kūdīt (“to instigate, abet”). Phonologically, both words may be connected to Proto-Slavic *kydati (“to throw, cast”); compare Russian вы́кидыш (výkidyš, “miscarriage”), Ukrainian dialectal скидча́ (skydčá, “miscarried lamb”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.dʲɪ.kʲɪs/

Noun

kū̃dikis m (plural kū̃dikiai) stress pattern 1

1. baby, infant (a child of up to about a year)

Declension

Declension of kū̃dikis

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	kū̃dikis	kū̃dikiai
genitive (kilmininkas)	kū̃dikio	kū̃dikių
dative (naudininkas)	kū̃dikiui	kū̃dikiams
accusative (galininkas)	kū̃dikį	kū̃dikius
instrumental (įnagininkas)	kū̃dikiu	kū̃dikiais
locative (vietininkas)	kū̃dikyje	kū̃dikiuose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	kū̃diki	kū̃dikiai

Derived terms

• kūdikėlis (diminutive)
• kūdikiškas
• kūdikystė