semikols
Appearance
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately from the Latin semi- + and the word kols (“colon”) (q.v.), imitating formations like English semicolon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]semikols m (1st declension)
- (orthography) semicolon (punctuation mark (;) usually indicating a pause longer than that of a comma)
- semikols ir samērā spēcīga atdalītājpieturzīme, ko galvenokārt lieto, lai krasāk nošķirtu atsevišķas salikta teikuma daļas ― the semicolon is a rather strong separation mark, used primarily to distinguish sharply between parts of a composite sentence
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | semikols | semikoli |
genitive | semikola | semikolu |
dative | semikolam | semikoliem |
accusative | semikolu | semikolus |
instrumental | semikolu | semikoliem |
locative | semikolā | semikolos |
vocative | semikol | semikoli |
See also
[edit]Punctuation marks (pieturzīmes):