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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=== | ||
/ | /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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