kustonis
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Derived from kustēt (“to move”) (or perhaps the original *kust) + -onis. This word used to mean “insect” (today kukainis); its meaning was expanded in the 19th century, so that by the beginning of the 20th century it was a synonym of dzīvnieks (“animal”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
kustonis m (2nd declension)
- animal (living being that feeds on organic matter and is capable of moving but not of abstract thinking)
- kūts visiem kustoņiem ir kopēja... vienīgi katrai sugai ierādīts savs kakts ― all animals have the barn in common... to every species its place (lit. corner) is shown
- (colloquial) parasites
- te ums, večiņ, būs mierīgāka dzīve... te jūs nebūsiet nevienam pa kājām un neaplaidisiet arī visus ar saviem kustoņiem —
- pie sienām izkārtas gleznas ar visādiem zvēriem, putniem un čūskām... kādu tik pasaulē nav to kustoņu! ― on the wall, paintings with all kinds of animals, birds and snakes were hanging... how many of these animals there are in our world!
Declension edit
Declension of kustonis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | kustonis | kustoņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | kustoni | kustoņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | kustoņa | kustoņu |
| dative (datīvs) | kustonim | kustoņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | kustoni | kustoņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | kustonī | kustoņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | kustoni | kustoņi |
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kustonis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN