asmens

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ašmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed, edgy”), with a suffix -men. Etymologically, this is a doublet of akmens (“stone”), with a different development of *ḱ, perhaps because of Proto-Indo-European dialectal differences. Cognates include Lithuanian ãšmenys (pl. only; compare dialectal singular ašmuõ, genitive ašmeñs, Sanskrit अश्रि (áśri, “corner, edge, blade”), अश्मन् (aśman, “stone, rock, firmament”).

Noun

asmens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive)

1. (cutting) edge, blade (the sharp part of a cutting or piercing tool or weapon)

   cirvja, zobena asmens ― ax, sword blade

   kabatas nazis ar diviem asmeņiem ― a pocket knife with two edges

   asināt tērauda asmeņus ― to sharpen steel blades

Declension

Declension of asmens (2nd declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	asmens	asmeņi
genitive	asmens	asmeņu
dative	asmenim	asmeņiem
accusative	asmeni	asmeņus
instrumental	asmeni	asmeņiem
locative	asmenī	asmeņos
vocative	asmeni	asmeņi

Lithuanian

Noun

asmẽns m

1. genitive singular of asmuo