valanda

Lithuanian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Generally connected to vėlùs (“late”) and/or vélti (“to tangle”),^[1]^[2] via their possible shared root Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to roll, tumble”), interpreting time as a "rolling cycle".^[3]

Cognate to Latvian valoda (“language”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɐɫɐnˈdɐ/

Noun

valandà f (plural vãlandos) stress pattern 3

hour (unit of time)

Declension

Declension of **valandà**
	singular	plural
nominative	valandà	vãlandos
genitive	valandõs	valandų̃
dative	vãlandai	valandóms
accusative	vãlandą	vãlandas
instrumental	vãlanda	valandomi̇̀s
locative	valandojè	valandosè
vocative	vãlanda	vãlandos

References

^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “valandà”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilniaus Universitetas Filologijos fakultetas, page 715
^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965), “valandà”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 1187-8
^ “valanda”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

[1] Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “valandà”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilniaus Universitetas Filologijos fakultetas, page 715

[2] Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965), “valandà”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, pages 1187-8

[3] “valanda”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

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