Latvian

Noun

delnas f

1. genitive singular form of delna
2. nominative plural form of delna
3. accusative plural form of delna
4. vocative plural form of delna

Lithuanian

Etymology

• From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dolʔn-; *delʔn-^[1]. Cognate with Latvian delna^[1] and Polish dłoń^[1]. There are some suggestions that this term is linked with a verb dilti ‎(“to be worn out”)^[2], which Derksen doubts however.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlnɐs/

Noun

délnas m ‎(plural delnaĩ) stress pattern 3 ^[3]

1. (anatomy) palm

   ploti delnais - to clap with palms

   Visa aišku kaip ant delno.^[3] - Everything is obvious. (lit. all clear like on a palm)

Declension

Synonyms

• delna

Related terms

• (noun) delna f

Derived terms

• (noun) delnakaulis m

See also

• sauja; plaštaka, ranka

References

1. 1 2 3 4 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 111. ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6
2. ↑ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “dłoń”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, published 1985, page 89
3. 1 2 “delnas” in Juozas Balčikonis [et al.] (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.

• “delnas” in Victoria Martsinkyavitshute (2012), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian, Seventh printing. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 978-0-7818-0151-5