tarnyba
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Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tarnauti (“to serve”) + -yba (“noun-forming suffix”).
Noun[edit]
tarnýba f (plural tarnýbos) stress pattern 1
- duties, work
- Synonym: darbas
- workplace
- Synonym: darbovietė
- military service
- specialized area of work or department
- žvalgybos tarnyba ― intelligence service
Declension[edit]
Declension of tarnýba
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | tarnýba | tarnýbos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | tarnýbos | tarnýbų |
| dative (naudininkas) | tarnýbai | tarnýboms |
| accusative (galininkas) | tarnýbą | tarnýbas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | tarnýba | tarnýbomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | tarnýboje | tarnýbose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | tarnýba | tarnýbos |
Further reading[edit]
- “tarnyba”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024