Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Baltic *ašmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed, edgy), with a suffix -men. Etymologically, this is a doublet of akmens (stone), with a different development of *ḱ, perhaps because of Proto-Indo-European dialectal differences. Cognates include Lithuanian ãšmenys (pl. only; compare dialectal singular ašmuõ, genitive ašmeñs, Sanskrit अश्रि (áśri, corner, edge, blade), अश्मन् (aśman, stone, rock, firmament).[1]

Noun edit

asmens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive)

  1. (cutting) edge, blade (the sharp part of a cutting or piercing tool or weapon)
    cirvja, zobena asmensax, sword blade
    kabatas nazis ar diviem asmeņiema pocket knife with two edges
    asināt tērauda asmeņusto sharpen steel blades

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.

Lithuanian edit

Noun edit

asmẽns m

  1. genitive singular of asmuo