knābis

Latvian

Knābji

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb knābt (“to peck”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [knàːbis]

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Noun

knābis m (2nd declension)

1. (anatomy) beak, bill (rigid structure on the mouth of a bird, used for pecking, grooming, eating, etc.)

   līks knābis ― hooked beak

   ass knābis ― sharp beak

   garš, plats knābis ― long, wide beak

   plakans knābis ― flat beak, bill

   putna knābis noder kā jutīgs darba rīks ― a bird's beak (can) serve as a sensitive tool

   pārstāvis ir liela auguma pusmūža vīrs ar ērgļa knābim līdzīgu degunu ― the agent/representative is a middle-aged tall man with a nose (shaped) like an eagle beak

Declension

Declension of knābis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	knābis	knābji
accusative (akuzatīvs)	knābi	knābjus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	knābja	knābju
dative (datīvs)	knābim	knābjiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	knābi	knābjiem
locative (lokatīvs)	knābī	knābjos
vocative (vokatīvs)	knābi	knābji