insekts

See also: Insekts

Danish

Noun

insekts n

1. indefinite genitive singular of insekt

Latvian

Insekti

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin insectum (“with a divided body; cut up”), the perfect passive participle of insecō (“to cut up”), from in- and secō (“to cut”), based on the idea that an insect's body is "cut into" three sections. The Latin term is a calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”), from ἔντομος (éntomos, “cut into pieces”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [insɛkts]

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Noun

insekts m (1st declension)

1. insect (arthropod with a three-part body, three pairs of legs, sometimes also wings (Order: insecta); less specifically, also other kinds of arthropods, such as spiders)

   augsnes mikroorganismu producētās vielas izlieto arī cīņai ar augu kaitēkļiem: instektiem un to kāpuriem ― substances produced by microorganisms (in the) soil (are) used also in the fight against plant pests: insects and their larvae

   visiem insektiem, arī kaitīgajiem, ir savi dabiskie pretinieki un slimības ― all insects, even harmful ones, have their natural enemies and diseases

Usage notes

The usual term for “insect” in Latvian is kukainis; its synonym insekts is rarer, and usually more academic or learned.

Declension

Declension of insekts (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	insekts	insekti
accusative (akuzatīvs)	insektu	insektus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	insekta	insektu
dative (datīvs)	insektam	insektiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	insektu	insektiem
locative (lokatīvs)	insektā	insektos
vocative (vokatīvs)	insekt	insekti

Synonyms

• kukainis

Swedish

Noun

insekts

1. indefinite genitive singular of insekt

Anagrams

• estnisk, siktens