baltais lācis
Latvian
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Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]baltais lācis m (2nd declension)
- A polar bear: a member of species Ursus maritimus.
- (idiomatic, usually in the plural, as a locative or directional) Punitive exile to Siberia or other far north areas of Russia.
- par šādu noziegumu draudēja ceļojums pie baltajiem lāčiem ― for such a crime one could be exiled to Siberia (lit. threatened with a trip to the polar bears)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | baltais lācis | baltie lāči |
| genitive | baltā lāča | balto lāču |
| dative | baltajam lācim | baltajiem lāčiem |
| accusative | balto lāci | baltos lāčus |
| instrumental | balto lāci | baltajiem lāčiem |
| locative | baltajā lācī | baltajos lāčos |
| vocative | balto lāci, baltais lāci |
baltie lāči |