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ačiū

ačiū

See also: aciu

Lithuanian

Interjection

ãčiū

  1. thank you
    • Ãčiū táu ùž tàvo méilę.‎
      Thank you for your love.

Synonyms

Related terms

  • ačiū už pagalbą
  • ačiuoti
  • išačiuoti, paačiuoti, priačiuoti, suačiuoti

See also

References

  1. ↑ “ацю” in Vincas Urbutis (1969), Dabartinės baltarusių kalbos lituanizmai, Iš:Baltistica, page 48
  2. ↑ Witold Mańczak (1994) 'Le développement phonétique irrégulier dû a la fréquence en Lituanien' [Irregular phonetic development due to frequency in Lithuanian]. Baltistica, Supplement 4, pages 92-104.
  3. ↑ Marija Žvinakevičienė (2012) AČIŪ – gražiausias lietuviškas žodis ["Ačiū" is the most beautiful word in Lithuanian], marijampole.lt

Etymology

Etymology unclear. Related to Belarusian dialectal а́цю ‎(ácju, “thank you”), а́цiць ‎(ácicʹ, “to thank”), Polish dialectal aću, aciu ‎(“thank you”), although these may be Balticisms.[1] As frequently used words often undergo irregular phonetic changes, we might be dealing with a clipping of multiple words, as in other words for "thank you": Russian спаси́бо ‎(spasíbo) < спаси́ бог ‎(spasí bog, “God save”), Latvian paldies < palīdz Dievs ‎(“may God help”), Romanian mulțumesc < mulțănesc ‎(“I wish (you) many years”).[2] One suggested source is atjautà jùms ‎(“sympathy to you”),[3] although this is likely a folk etymology (compare dėkui).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːtʃʲuː]

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