ķēve

See also: ķēvē

Latvian

Ķēve un kumeļš

Etymology

Borrowed from Livonian kēv (“mare”), from Proto-Finnic *keevi (cognate with Proto-Samic *kievë (“reindeer cow”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [cɛ̄ːvɛ]

(file)

Noun

ķēve f (5th declension)

1. female horse, mare, filly

   ķēves piens ― horse (lit. mare) milk

   iebērt ķēvei auzas ― pour, give the mare oats (to eat)

Declension

Declension of ķēve (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ķēve	ķēves
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ķēvi	ķēves
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ķēves	ķēvju
dative (datīvs)	ķēvei	ķēvēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ķēvi	ķēvēm
locative (lokatīvs)	ķēvē	ķēvēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	ķēve	ķēves

See also

• zirgs
• ērzelis
• kumeļš