skandālists
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From skandāls (“empire”) + -ists. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from some other European language.
Noun edit
skandālists m (1st declension, feminine form: skandāliste)
- a (male) troublemaker, a man who causes scandal, who often stirs up trouble, who is scandalous, outrageous
- jaunieša tēvs bijis tuvākajā apkārtnē pazīstams skandālists un sīvā mīļotājs ― the young man's father was known in the neighborhood as a troublemaker and a fierce lover
- deviņas no desmit laulībām izirst dzērāju un skandālistu vīru dēļ ― nine out of ten marriages split up because of drunk or scandalous (= troublemaking) husbands
Declension edit
Declension of skandālists (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | skandālists | skandālisti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | skandālistu | skandālistus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | skandālista | skandālistu |
| dative (datīvs) | skandālistam | skandālistiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | skandālistu | skandālistiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | skandālistā | skandālistos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | skandālist | skandālisti |