cilts
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From an older, obsolete verb cilt (“to rise”), or perhaps, via ablaut, from celt (“to raise, to lift, to build”). The meaning of cilt, “to rise,” is linked to that of “to appear, to originate, to be born;” the original being thus changed from “(where) one rises, is born” to “tribe.” Cognates include Lithuanian kiltìs.[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
cilts f (6th declension)
- tribe (group of people with a primitive type of social organization)
- pirmatnējās ciltis ― primitive tribes
- klejotāju ciltis ― nomadic tribes
- mednieku ciltis ― hunter tribes
- sena cilts ― ancient tribe
- cilts virsaitis ― tribal chieftain
- a group of relatives with a common origin or ancestor, a clan, family
- viena asins... viena cilts ― one blood... one clan
- sena zvejnieku cilts ― an old clan/family of fishermen
- (poetic) a group of people united by common ideals, activities, goals
- cilvēku cilts ― the human tribe, humankind
Declension edit
Declension of cilts (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | cilts | ciltis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | cilti | ciltis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | cilts | cilšu |
| dative (datīvs) | ciltij | ciltīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | cilti | ciltīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ciltī | ciltīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | cilts | ciltis |
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “cilts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN