Pagrindinmis

Pagrindinmis is not a standard Lithuanian word in major dictionaries. It is typically encountered as a nonstandard or mistaken inflected form of the adjective pagrindinis, which means main or principal. In standard Lithuanian, adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case, and the instrumental plural forms used with masculine and feminine nouns are different.

Standard forms related to pagrindinis include the instrumental plural masculine form pagrindiniais and the instrumental plural feminine form pagrindinėmis. These forms appear in phrases such as pagrindiniais įrankiais (with main tools) or pagrindinėmis užduotimis (with main tasks). The sequence -imis in pagrindinmis does not align with the established instrumental plural endings for the masculine or feminine forms in standard usage.

Possible causes of the form pagkazina include typographical error, misreading handwritten text, or a dialectal/archaic variant not widely attested in contemporary Lithuanian. In most formal contexts, the correct standard forms should be used to avoid ambiguity.

Etymology and morphology are consistent with Lithuanian adjective formation: pagrindinis + instrumental context yields specific plural endings that agree with the noun. Learners and editors should treat pagrindinmis as a nonstandard form and prefer pagrindiniais or pagrindinėmis depending on the noun’s gender and number.

See also: Lithuanian grammar, Adjectives in Lithuanian, Instrumental case, Lithuanian inflection.

Note: This entry describes the form as it is encountered in language use; it is not an independently recognized lemma in standard Lithuanian references.