smulkus
Smulkus is a Lithuanian adjective with a broad range of meanings related to size, texture, and scope. The basic sense is “small” or “fine,” but it can also describe delicacy, minuteness, or insignificance. In everyday language, smulkus is used to talk about physical attributes as well as more abstract qualities.
In practical use, smulkus can describe physical granularity or thinness, for example when referring to grains,
Grammatically, smulkus functions as a standard Lithuanian adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies in
Etymologically, smulkus derives from the root smulk-, a common Baltic stem associated with smallness or fineness.
See also: Lithuanian adjectives, Lithuanian grammar, small-scale concepts in Lithuanian terminology.