Velykos

Lithuanian

Etymology

Slavic loan, ultimately from Old Church Slavonic великъ (velikŭ). See also Belarusian Вялі́кдзень (Vjalíkdzjenʹ) and Ukrainian Вели́кдень (Velýkdenʹ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʋʲɛˈlʲiːkoːs]
Hyphenation: Ve‧ly‧kos

Proper noun

Velýkos f pl stress pattern 1

(Christianity) Easter (Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ)

Declension

Declension of **Velýkos** (plural-only)
nominative	Velýkos
genitive	Velýkų
dative	Velýkoms
accusative	Velýkas
instrumental	Velýkomis
locative	Velýkose
vocative	Velýkos

Derived terms

velykáitis
velykáuti
velýkinė
velýkinis
velýkiškas

See also

margùtis (“Easter egg”)

Further reading

“Velykos”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
“Velykos”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
“Velykos”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
“Velykos” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia]