astains
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ast(e) (“tail”) + -ains.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]astains (definite astainais, adverb astaini)
- caudate, tailed, having a tail, provided with a tail
- astainie abinieki ― caudate amphibians (order Urodela)
- pie astaino abinieku kārtas pieder salamandru dzimtas 2 sugas: mazais un lielais tritons ― two species of salamander belong to the order of caudate amphibians (Urodela): the small and the large triton
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of astains
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | astains | astaini | astaina | astainas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | astainu | astainus | astainu | astainas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | astaina | astainu | astainas | astainu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | astainam | astainiem | astainai | astainām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | astainu | astainiem | astainu | astainām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | astainā | astainos | astainā | astainās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||