Contionary:aka

Pomorian

Alternative forms

ači - Eastern dialects

Etymology

From Old Pomorian aks, Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak- (*aks, *akins). Cognates include Old Prussian akīs (eyes), Lithuanian akis, Latvian acs, Proto-Slavic *oko (from earlier *akas). From Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, compare with Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face”), Latin oculus, Proto-Germanic *augô (from earlier *ago), Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi), Armenian ակն (akn) and and English eye.

Pronunciation

/ˈaː.kɑ/

Noun

ãka n (6th declension)

1. eye (organ of vision)

   kiršinå, šynå, zeliå aki - black, blue, green eyes

   padmiegoti akesimy - to be blinking with eyes (to tip the wink)

2. vision, attention

   pavirsti akesį nå maluoji - to turn eyes to a painting

Declension

Declension of s (6th declension-n C1)
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ãka	ãkesi	akesõ
Genitive	ãkesy	akesù	akesų̃
Dative	ãkesie	akesĩma	akesĩm(e)
Accusative	ãkesį	ãkesi	ãkesį
Instrumental	akesim	akesĩma	akesimỹ
Locative	akesė̃	akesù	akesĩhu
Vocative	akesie͂	akesie͂	akesỹ

Derived terms

akabalti - sclera

akavoka (voka) - eyelid

ačini - spectacles, glasses

akuke - sharp-eyed

akunå - window