varde

See also värde, and vardē

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Varde

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wer-, *war-, a stem used to form words that imitate human and animal voices (cf. vārds (“word, name”)), with an additional suffix -de. Cognates include Lithuanian varlė̃. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *uord- and cognate with Old Armenian գորտ (gort).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [vârde]

(file)

Noun

varde f, 5th declension

1. frog (small, tailless amphibian (order: Anura) which typically hops)

   zaļā varde — green frog

   ezera varde — lake frog

   purva varde — marsh frog

   varžu kurkuļi — frog tadpoles

   dīķī kurkst vardes — frogs croak in the pond

Declension

declension of varde

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	varde	vardes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vardi	vardes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vardes	varžu
dative (datīvs)	vardei	vardēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vardi	vardēm
locative (lokatīvs)	vardē	vardēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	varde	vardes

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