dibens
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dubna, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnóm.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
dibens m (1st declension)
- bottom, lower part, base
- pudeles dibens ― bottom of the bottle
- laivas dibens ― bottom of the boat
- notīrīt katla dibenu ― to clean the bottom of the boiler
- bottom (lower internal part, especially of a container, or its contents)
- maisa dibenā vēl ir milti ― there is still flour at the bottom of the sack
- nogrimt dibenā ― to sink to the bottom
- izdzert glāzi līdz dibenam ― to drink a glass to the bottom
- bottom, lower part (of bodies of water, holes, etc.)
- jūras, upes dibens ― the bottom of the sea, of the river
- dīķī ūdens sasalis līdz dibenam ― the water in the pond froze to the bottom
- back (the deepest or farthest part of a space, a room, etc.)
- istabas dibens ― the back of the room
- skatuves dibens ― the back of the stage, backstage
- (anatomy) behind, bottom (rear lower part of the human body)
- uzdot bērnam pa dibenu ― to hit, spank a child on his behind
Declension edit
Declension of dibens (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | dibens | dibeni |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | dibenu | dibenus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | dibena | dibenu |
| dative (datīvs) | dibenam | dibeniem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | dibenu | dibeniem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | dibenā | dibenos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | diben | dibeni |
Synonyms edit
- pēcpuse (vulgar)
References edit
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “267-268”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 267-268