homonīms
See also: homònims
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin homōnymum, from Ancient Greek ὁμώνυμον (homṓnumon), neuter singular form of ὁμώνυμος (homṓnumos, “having similar names”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”) and ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]homonīms m (1st declension)
- homonym (one of two or more words that coincide partially or completely in pronunciation and/or spelling but differ significantly in meaning)
- vārdi “rota” (karaspēka vienība) un “rota” (greznuma priekšmets) ir homonīmi ― the words “rota” (military unit) and “rota” (adornment item) are homonyms
- latviešu valodā ir diezgan daudz homonīmu, no kuriem viens ir latviskas cilmes vārds, otrs - aizguvums ― in Latvian there are quite a lot of homonyms of which one is a word of Latvian origin and the other a borrowing
Declension
[edit]Declension of homonīms (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | homonīms | homonīmi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | homonīmu | homonīmus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | homonīma | homonīmu |
| dative (datīvs) | homonīmam | homonīmiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | homonīmu | homonīmiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | homonīmā | homonīmos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | homonīm | homonīmi |