No. 236 in Lithuanian
gegužės
"May" (the fifth month of the year).
In a sentence
Gegužės mėnuo yra pavasario laikotarpis.
The month of May is a spring period.
'Gegužės' is used as the genitive form of 'gegužė' to specify the month of May.
Gegužės lakštingalos gieda gražiausias melodijas.
In May, nightingales sing the most beautiful melodies.
'Gegužės' is used as a genitive specifier to denote 'of May' describing the time.
Mano brolis gimė gegužės pirmąją dieną.
My brother was born on the first day of May.
'Gegužės' is part of a time expression indicating 'of May'.
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