semikols

Latvian edit

Semikols

Etymology edit

Via other European languages, ultimately from the Latin semi- +‎ and the word kols (“colon”) (q.v.), imitating formations like English semicolon.

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Noun edit

semikols m (1st declension)

(orthography) semicolon (punctuation mark (;) usually indicating a pause longer than that of a comma)
semikols ir samērā spēcīga atdalītājpieturzīme, ko galvenokārt lieto, lai krasāk nošķirtu atsevišķas salikta teikuma daļas ― the semicolon is a rather strong separation mark, used primarily to distinguish sharply between parts of a composite sentence

Declension edit

Declension of semikols (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	semikols	semikoli
accusative (akuzatīvs)	semikolu	semikolus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	semikola	semikolu
dative (datīvs)	semikolam	semikoliem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	semikolu	semikoliem
locative (lokatīvs)	semikolā	semikolos
vocative (vokatīvs)	semikol	semikoli