laikinoji

Laikinoji is the feminine singular form of the Lithuanian adjective laikinas, which means temporary or provisional. It is used to describe feminine nouns and, as with other adjectives in Lithuanian, it agrees with the gender of the noun it modifies. The base form laikinas corresponds to masculine nouns.

In usage, laikinoji appears before feminine nouns in descriptive phrases. It is common in formal, administrative, and written Lithuanian, where temporary or interim statuses, arrangements, or conditions are described. While laikinoji is not a standalone noun, it functions as a modifier that signals a temporary nature of the referenced noun.

Examples of phrases using laikinoji include laikinoji viza (temporary visa), laikinoji nuoma (temporary rental), and laikinoji stotis (temporary station). Such constructions are found in official documents, notices, and reports where a temporary status is being specified.

Etymologically, laikinas derives from laikas, meaning time, with a derivational suffix that forms adjectives. Laikinoji thus carries the sense of something related to time in a provisional or interim sense. The form demonstrates standard Lithuanian adjective agreement, with feminine endings adapting to the noun it describes.

See also: Lithuanian grammar, adjectives, noun–adjective agreement.

Laikinoji, as a grammatical form, illustrates how Lithuanian marks temporary or provisional attributes through gendered adjective endings, ensuring clarity about the noun’s temporal status in discourse.