veiksmo

Veiksmo is the genitive singular form of the Lithuanian noun veiksmas, which translates roughly as action, act, or deed. Veiksmas refers to the act of doing something, an event, or activity, and is used across everyday language, law, and philosophy. The underlying verb is veikti, to act or to perform; the noun veiksmas is formed with the suffix -mas. In standard Lithuanian, veiksmo functions as a genitive determiner, often appearing before another noun to express “of action” or to form compound terms related to action.

Common phrases include veiksmo filmas (an action film), veiksmo scena (an action scene), and veiksmo žanras (the action genre). The word is also found in theoretical discussions of agency and activity in philosophy and linguistics.

Grammatical note: Veiksmas is masculine; singular nominative veiksmas, genitive veiksmo; plural nominative veiksmai, genitive veiksmų. These forms are used when veiksmas acts as a modifier in compound terms (for example, veiksmo filmas) or to indicate possessive or category relationships related to action.

See also: Veiksmas, Veikti.