spāks

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Latgalian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *spēkas. Cognates include Latvian spēks and Lithuanian spėkas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈspàːks]
  • Hyphenation: spāks

Noun

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spāks m (diminutive spēceņš)

  1. force, power
  2. (in the plural) forces (people united by a single task)
    vuiceibu spāki ― teachers (literally, “forces of education”)

Declension

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Declension of spāks (type 1 noun)
singular plural
nominative spāks spāki
genitive spāka spāku
dative spākam spākim
accusative spāku spākus
instrumental spāku spākim
locative spākā spākūs
vocative spāk spāki

References

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  • M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 401
  • A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 12
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