piķis
See also: pikis
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German pik or Middle Dutch pick (cf. German Pech) which, in turn, from Latin pix. From the latter (via Russian) also Latvian pekle (“hell”).[1]
Noun
[edit]piķis m (2nd declension)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | piķis | piķi |
| genitive | piķa | piķu |
| dative | piķim | piķiem |
| accusative | piķi | piķus |
| instrumental | piķi | piķiem |
| locative | piķī | piķos |
| vocative | piķi | piķi |
References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “piķis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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