komats

Latvian

Komats

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin comma, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”). The term was made into a 1st-declension masculine noun with an additional final t, probably following the Ancient Greek declensional paradigm (κόμμα (kómma), gen. κόμματος (kómmatos)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [komats]

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Noun

komats m (1st declension)

1. (orthography) comma (punctuation mark (,) usually indicating a short pause; sign used to separate the integer from the decimal part of a number)

   ierakstīt, likt komatu ― to write, to add a comma

   atdalīt ar komatu ― to separate with a comma

   komats latviešu valodas rakstos ir visbiežāk lietotā pieturzīme, un tā funkcijas ir ļoti daudzveidīgas ― the comma is the most frequently used punctuation mark in Latvian writing, and its functions are very diverse

   “cik ir tauku procents?” jautā Antoniņa... “trīs, komats, deviņi”, tas atbild ― “how much is the percentage of fat?” Antoniņa asks... “three comma nine,” he answers

Declension

Declension of komats (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	komats	komati
genitive	komata	komatu
dative	komatam	komatiem
accusative	komatu	komatus
instrumental	komatu	komatiem
locative	komatā	komatos
vocative	komat	komati

See also

• interpunkcija
• pieturzīme

Punctuation marks (pieturzīmes):

• apostrofs ’ '
• daudzpunkte …
• defise ‐
• domuzīme —
• iekavas ( ) [ ] { }
• izsaukuma zīme ?
• jautājuma zīme !
• kols :
• komats ,
• pēdiņas “ ” « » „ “
• punkts .
• pusiekava )
• semikols ;
• slīpsvītra /
• vienpēdiņas ‘ ’
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