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velnēns

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From velns (“devil”) +‎ -ēns.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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velnēns m (1st declension)

  1. (mythology) young, not fully grown devil, demon
    viens no mazajiem velnēniem iečukst vecajam, ka ellē vairs neesot naudas ― one of the smaller young demons whispered to the old one that there isn't money in hell

Declension

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Declension of velnēns (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative velnēns velnēni
genitive velnēna velnēnu
dative velnēnam velnēniem
accusative velnēnu velnēnus
instrumental velnēnu velnēniem
locative velnēnā velnēnos
vocative velnēn velnēni

Synonyms

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