draiskulis
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From draisks (“playful, mischievous”) + -ulis.
Noun
[edit]draiskulis m (2nd declension, feminine form: draiskule)
- playful, mischievous man, especially boy
- kad bērnu plosīšanās ap automobiļiem kļuva pārāk ņudzīga, sievietes apsauca draiskuļu baru ― when the children raging around the car became too swarmy, the women scolded the band of mischievous, misbehaved children
- jaunieši jokojas un smējās, taču paies nedēļa, un šie paši draiskuļi ar nopietnam, drusku svīnīgam sejām ies uz skolām, uz universitāti ― the young people joked and laughed, but a week will go by, and these very same playful children, with serious, solemn faces, will go to school, to university
- (figuratively) playful, mischievous one
- un mākoņus baltus dzenā pa debesīm draiskulis vējš ― and the playful, mischievous wind drove the white clouds across the sky
Declension
[edit]Declension of draiskulis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | draiskulis | draiskuļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | draiskuli | draiskuļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | draiskuļa | draiskuļu |
| dative (datīvs) | draiskulim | draiskuļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | draiskuli | draiskuļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | draiskulī | draiskuļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | draiskuli | draiskuļi |