lemesis

Latvian

Lemeši

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lémešis. From the same stem as the verb lemt (“to decide, to resolve”) in its old meaning, “to break.” Cognates include Lithuanian lẽmežis (“plowshare; part of the plow where the plowshare fits”), Russian ле́мех (lémex, “plowshare”), Czech lemes, Polish lemiesz.

Noun

lemesis m (2nd declension)

1. plowshare (cutting edge of a plow, usually a blade)

   divlemešu arkls ― two-furrow (lit. two-share) plow

   spīļarkla lemeši ― claw plowshares

   lemeša asmens ― plowshare blade

   lemeša smaile ― plowshare spike

Declension

Declension of lemesis (2nd declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	lemesis	lemeši
genitive	lemeša	lemešu
dative	lemesim	lemešiem
accusative	lemesi	lemešus
instrumental	lemesi	lemešiem
locative	lemesī	lemešos
vocative	lemesi	lemeši

Derived terms

• divlemešu
• pieclemešu