出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/06/13 13:01 UTC 版)
Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to flow”), whence perhaps Lithuania. De Vaan is unconvinced, and prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *leyt-os- (“going”) (with sense development "going away" > "end, side" > "seashore, coast"), from *leyt- (“to go, depart”), whence Tocharian B litā- (“to pass on”), Avestan 𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (riθiieti, “to die, pass away”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (galeiþan, “to depart, go forth”).
N.B. The difference between ora and litus is that ora denotes a coast simply as a border, whereas litus refers exclusively to the sea-coast.
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
litus (feminine lita, neuter litum); first/second-declension participle
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | litus | lita | litum | litī | litae | lita | |
| genitive | litī | litae | litī | litōrum | litārum | litōrum | |
| dative | litō | litae | litō | litīs | |||
| accusative | litum | litam | litum | litōs | litās | lita | |
| ablative | litō | litā | litō | litīs | |||
| vocative | lite | lita | litum | litī | litae | lita | |