cirmenis
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| PIE word |
|---|
| *kʷŕ̥mis |
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, Lithuanian kirmis (“worm”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]cirmenis m (2nd declension)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cirmenis | cirmeņi |
| genitive | cirmeņa | cirmeņu |
| dative | cirmenim | cirmeņiem |
| accusative | cirmeni | cirmeņus |
| instrumental | cirmeni | cirmeņiem |
| locative | cirmenī | cirmeņos |
| vocative | cirmeni | cirmeņi |
Further reading
[edit]- cirmenis at tezaurs.lv
Categories:
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *kʷŕ̥mis
- Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian second declension nouns
- lv:Insects