knislis

Latvian

Knišļi

Knislis

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms) knisis, knausis, knauslis, knusis

Etymology

Derived from the verb knist (“to itch”) (q.v.). Some dialectal variants (knausis, knauslis, knusis) have the same basic root (Proto-Indo-European *ken-, *kn-), but with a different suffix and/or ablaut form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

knislis m (2nd declension)

1. blackfly (small insects of the order Diptera (family: Simuliidae) that suck blood and resemble flies)

   knislis sīc ― the blackfly is buzzing

   jaukā laikā odi un knišļi cēlās augstu gaisā ― in nice weather the mosquitos and blackflies rise high in the air

   pie assinssūcējiem divspārņiem pieder odi, knišļi, miģeles, mušas un dunduri ― to the bloodsucking diptera belong: mosquitos, blackflies, midges, flies and horseflies

Declension

Declension of knislis (2nd declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	knislis	knišļi
genitive	knišļa	knišļu
dative	knislim	knišļiem
accusative	knisli	knišļus
instrumental	knisli	knišļiem
locative	knislī	knišļos
vocative	knisli	knišļi

See also

• miģele
• moskīts
• ods, dzēlējods