kazlēns

Latvian

Kaza un kazlēni

Etymology

Apparently from kaza (“goat”) +‎ -ēns, but the l is unexplained. But Russian козёл (kozjól, “male goat”), with an extra l, suggests an unattested word for 'male goat' (different from āzis) as the source.

Noun

kazlēns m (1st declension)

1. young or baby goat, kid

   kazai piedzimuši divi kazlēni ― the she-goat had two kids

Declension

Declension of kazlēns (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	kazlēns	kazlēni
genitive	kazlēna	kazlēnu
dative	kazlēnam	kazlēniem
accusative	kazlēnu	kazlēnus
instrumental	kazlēnu	kazlēniem
locative	kazlēnā	kazlēnos
vocative	kazlēn	kazlēni

Related terms

• kaza

See also

• āzis