Teiginio

Teiginio is a Lithuanian term that functions as the genitive singular form of the noun teiginys, meaning a statement, assertion, or proposition. In standard usage, teiginys refers to a declarative unit of language that asserts something about the world or a given topic. The genitive form teiginio is used to express possession or relation to the statement, such as the content, origin, or attributes of the proposition.

In linguistic and logical contexts, teiginys denotes a proposition or declarative sentence. The genitive form teiginio appears in phrases that describe aspects of a statement, for example teiginio turinys (the content of the statement), teiginio tikslas (the aim of the statement), or teiginio autoriaus nuomonė (the opinion of the author of the statement). These constructions show how teiginio functions adjectivally to specify relationships involving a teiginys.

Morphology and usage notes: teiginys is a masculine noun that declines like other -ys nouns in Lithuanian. Its genitive singular is teiginio, the form used to link the statement to other nouns or adjectives in a sentence. The term is common in formal, academic, and journalistic Lithuanian when discussing the structure or impact of statements, arguments, or propositions.

Etymology: teiginys originates from the verb teigti, "to assert," with a nominal suffix that forms a substantive signifying a unit of assertion. The word thus embodies the act of stating and the content that is stated.

See also: teiginys; propositions in logic; linguistic analysis of statements.