No. 378 in Lithuanian
mirties
The Lithuanian word "mirties" means "of death" in English.
In a sentence
Po šios liūdnos naujienos buvo jaučiama mirties tyla.
After this sad news, a deathly silence was felt.
Here, 'mirties' is used in a genitive case indicating possession or association, describing the silence as akin to death.
Jis siekė išvengti mirties bet kokia kaina.
He sought to avoid death at all costs.
In this example, 'mirties' is in the genitive case due to its syntactic function with the verb.
Jie kalbėjo apie mirties pasekmes gyvenimui.
They spoke about the consequences of death for life.
Here, 'mirties' serves as the object of the preposition 'apie,' reflecting a discussion topic.
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