kāmis
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)). Probably influenced by an Iranian language (Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (hamaēstar, “pest, one who makes mess”)).[1]
Noun
[edit]kāmis m (2nd declension)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kāmis | kāmji |
| genitive | kāmja | kāmju |
| dative | kāmim | kāmjiem |
| accusative | kāmi | kāmjus |
| instrumental | kāmi | kāmjiem |
| locative | kāmī | kāmjos |
| vocative | kāmi | kāmji |
References
[edit]- ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 212