lācene

See also: lācenē, and lácɛ̀ɲɛ

Latvian

Lācene ar lācēniem

Etymology 1

From lācis (“bear”) +‎ -ene (“fem.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lâːtsɛnɛ]

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Noun

lācene f (5th declension)

1. female bear, she-bear

   lācene ar lācēniem ― a she-bear with cubs

Declension

Declension of lācene (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lācene	lācenes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	lāceni	lācenes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lācenes	lāceņu
dative (datīvs)	lācenei	lācenēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	lāceni	lācenēm
locative (lokatīvs)	lācenē	lācenēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	lācene	lācenes

Related terms

• lācis
• lācēns

Etymology 2

Lācenes (2)

Apparently from lācis just like the term for a female bear. This could be further supported by the fact that LĒL lists two Livonian terms for cloudberry, kurgmōŗa (literally “crane berry”) and okšmōŗa (literally “bear berry”), with the latter proscribed, which would suggest it is a calque from Latvian.

Noun

lācene f (5th declension)

1. cloudberry, sp. Rubus chamaemorus; a cloudberry plant; a fruit of a cloudberry plant