gyventojos

Gyventojos is a Lithuanian noun in the feminine plural form that refers to female residents or inhabitants of a place. It functions as the feminine counterpart to the more general term gyventojai, which denotes residents without gender specification. The related singular forms are gyventoja (a female resident) and gyventojas (a male resident). The word gyventojos appears in nominative plural when describing a group of women living in a city, community, or building, and it also occurs as the genitive singular of gyventoja (for example, "gyventojos namų adresai" would mean the addresses of the female residents’ homes).

Usage and nuance: In everyday Lithuanian, gyventojos is used when the gender of the residents is specifically female or when the speaker wishes to emphasize women among residents. For mixed or unspecified groups, gyventojai is typically used. In statistical or demographic contexts, data may be presented for all residents (gyventojai) or broken down by sex, with gyventojos referring to women and gyventojai including men and/or mixed groups.

Etymology and grammar: The term derives from the verb gyventi (to live) and follows standard Lithuanian noun formation for agent nouns denoting people associated with a place of living. Like gyventoja and gyventojas, gyventojos reflects gender and number through its form.

See also: gyventoja, gyventojas, gyventojai.