ņaudiens

Latvian

Etymology

From ņaud(ēt) (“to meow”) +‎ -iens.

Noun

ņaudiens m (1st declension)

1. meow (one instance of a cat's typical vocal sound)

   kaķa ņaudieni ― the cat's meows

   krūmos atskanēja miermīlīgs ņaudiens ― in the bushes there sounded a peaceful meow

   pagrabā nejauki iebrēcās kaķis un pēc gara ņaudiena apklusa ― in the cellar, a nasty cat cried out; after a long meow he became silent

Declension

Declension of ņaudiens (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	ņaudiens	ņaudieni
genitive	ņaudiena	ņaudienu
dative	ņaudienam	ņaudieniem
accusative	ņaudienu	ņaudienus
instrumental	ņaudienu	ņaudieniem
locative	ņaudienā	ņaudienos
vocative	ņaudien	ņaudieni

See also

• ņau
• ņaudēt