Language: | Lithuanian |
Feature: | Politeness Distinctions in Pronouns by Johannes Helmbrecht |
Value: | Multiple politeness distinctions |
jũ:s | 2nd pl. hhon. | - 2nd person polite address used for the polite address of one person or multiple persons |
jũ:s | 2nd sg. hhon. | |
pàts | 2nd sg. hon. | - these forms of 2nd singular polite address distinguish gender (masc./ fem.); - they are less polite than jũ:s (2nd pl) andtámsta; - they are used among equals when the familiar form tùseems to be too rude |
pãtys | 2nd sg. hon. | |
támsta | 2nd sg. hon. | - the singular form is used for a 2nd person singular polite address, the plural form for a 2nd person pl polite address accordingly; - the use of both forms is declining, only used by the older generation; - both forms are approximately polite as the 2nd pers pl pronounjũ:s |
támstos | 2nd pl. hon. | |
tù | 2nd sg. fam. |