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Lithuanian Alternative forms lt -ių Etymology From lt ine-bsl-pro *-um; compare lv -u, prg -an prg -un, sla-pro *-ъ, exemplifying a Balto-Slavic shortening and raising of ine-pro *-ōm; compare sa -आम्, grc -ων, non -a. According to Eugen Hill, this shortening was regular before final *-N in Balto-Slavic (compare feminine accusative singular lt -ą); whereas *o was raised to *u in stressed final syllables. Compare lt -ù instrumental singular ending; see lt -ùs for more.Eugen Hill. (2013) 'Historical phonology in service of subgrouping. Two laws of final syllables in the common prehistory of baltic and slavonic'. Baltistica, volume 48, number 2, p. 161-204 Pronunciation -ų̃ Suffix lt suffix -ų̃ Used to form genitive plurals of masculine and feminine nouns and adjectives. Derived terms lt -ųjų References