bārdainis
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From the adjective bārdains (“bearded”) (itself from bārda (“beard”) + -ains), made into a masculine 2nd-conjugation noun (ending -is).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]bārdainis m (2nd declension)
- bearded man
- bārdaiņiem un ūsaiņiem gadās tā, ka ūsas tumšas, bet bārda gaiša, un otrādi ― it happens to bearded men and mustached men that the mustache is dark while the beard is light, or vice-versa
- bārdainis pasniedza roku ― the bearded man stretched, offered (his) hand
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bārdainis | bārdaiņi |
| genitive | bārdaiņa | bārdaiņu |
| dative | bārdainim | bārdaiņiem |
| accusative | bārdaini | bārdaiņus |
| instrumental | bārdaini | bārdaiņiem |
| locative | bārdainī | bārdaiņos |
| vocative | bārdaini | bārdaiņi |