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From aka (“eye”) + the suffix -in-. A similar way of creating word for spectacles is found in both Baltic (Lithuanian akiniai, Latvian dialectal acenes) and Slavic (Russian очки́ (očki), Macedonian о́чила (očila), Slovene očala).
From aka (“eye”) + the suffix -in-. A similar way of creating word for spectacles is found in both Baltic (Lithuanian akiniai, Latvian dialectal acenes) and Slavic (Russian очки́ (očki), Macedonian о́чила (očila), Slovene očala).
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
/ˈaː.t͡ʃɪ.nɪ/ (sometimes - /ˈaː.t͡ʃɪ.ɲɪ/)
/ˈâː.t͡ʃɪ.nɪ/ (sometimes - /ˈâː.t͡ʃɪ.ɲɪ/)
[[file:ačini.ogv]]
 
===Noun===
===Noun===
ãčini n (1st declension)
ãčini n ''(1st declension)''
#eyeglasses, spectacles (a pair of lenses set in a frame), goggles
#eyeglasses, spectacles (a pair of lenses set in a frame), goggles
#:andįti '''ačini''' - to put on '''glasses'''
#:andįti '''ačini''' - to put on '''glasses'''
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