[vʲɪˈnʲɪs̪]
OriginProbably a nominal derivation from an unattested *vinu, an infixed present-tense form of výti (“to drive away”), thus referring to "(that which is) driven into (a board, plank, etc.)". Cognate with Old Prussian wīnis (“barrel plug”).
- nail, tack
“vinį įkalti/įvaryti į sieną” — to hammer/drive a nail into a wall
Formsvini̇̀s(canonical, feminine, stress-pattern-4) · vi̇̀nys(plural) · vini̇̀s(nominative, singular) · vi̇̀nys(nominative, plural) · viniẽs(genitive, singular) · vinių̃(genitive, plural) · vi̇̀niai(dative, singular) · vini̇̀ms(dative, plural) · vi̇̀nį(accusative, singular) · vini̇̀s(accusative, plural) · vinimi̇̀(instrumental, singular) · vinimi̇̀s(instrumental, plural) · vinyjè(locative, singular) · vinysè(locative, plural) · viniẽ(singular, vocative) · vi̇̀nys(plural, vocative)