puika
See also: puikā
Latgalian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *poika. Cognates include Latvian puika and Lithuanian puika.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puika m
Declension edit
Declension of puika (type 4 noun)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 128
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 24
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From a Finnic language, compare Proto-Finnic *poika (“boy”) (whence e.g. Finnish poika, Estonian poeg).
Noun edit
puika m (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)
Declension edit
Declension of puika (4th declension)