Kontaktas

Kontaktas is a Lithuanian noun meaning contact, connection, or touch. It is used to describe interpersonal interaction as well as the act of making or maintaining communication. The term also extends to physical touch and contact in various technical or formal contexts. The common related forms include kontaktai (plural) and verb phrases such as palaikyti kontaktą, užmegzti kontaktą, or turėti kontaktą su someone.

Linguistically, kontaktas is a direct noun formed with the common Lithuanian suffix -as. It is borrowed from international usage of the word contact and is integrated into Lithuanian morphology, with standard plural kontaktai and case forms used like other masculine nouns.

In everyday language, kontaktas denotes both social and professional connection. People speak of maintaining contact with friends, establishing a business contact, or establishing a liaison. In mutual communication, phrases such as „palaikyti kontaktą“ and „užmegzti kontaktą“ are common, as well as references to contact details or contact persons in organizations.

In technical and scientific contexts, kontaktas refers to a physical or electrical contact point, such as a switch contact or connector. In medicine and public health, the term is used for exposure to an infectious case, with terms like kontaktiniai asmenys describing people who have been in contact with an infected person and may require monitoring or testing.

Overall, kontaktas is a flexible term in Lithuanian, spanning social, technical, and health-related meanings of contact and connection.