No. 471 in Lithuanian
pietų
The Lithuanian word "pietų" means "southern" or "of the south," and can also mean "lunch" or "dinner," depending on context.
In a sentence
Ar norėtum prisijungti prie mūsų pietų?
Would you like to join us for lunch?
Here, 'pietų' is the genitive case of 'pietūs', which means 'lunch', used to denote association.
Mes gyvename pietų Lietuvoje.
We live in southern Lithuania.
In this case, 'pietų' functions as an attributive noun in genitive case, meaning 'southern', indicating direction or location.
Mano močiutė iškepė pyragą iš pietų obuolių.
My grandmother baked a pie from southern apples.
Here, 'pietų' modifies 'obuolių', stressing the origin of the apples from a southern region or area.
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