See also: Alksnis

Latvian

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Alkšņi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *el(i)sni̯a, *al(i)sni̯a (with an epenthetic k between the l and the s), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- with a suffix -nyo, from the root *el-, *ol-, *h₂él- “reddish brown color.” Cognates include Lithuanian al̃ksnis, dialectal el̃ksnis, Old Prussian abskande (= [aliskande] < *al(i)skands < *al(i)skans < *al(i)skṇs < *al(i)ksnas), Proto-Slavic *elьxa < *elisā (Russian ольха́ (olʹxá), Belarusian во́льха (vólʹxa), Ukrainian ві́льха (vílʹxa), Bulgarian елха́ (elhá), Belarusian алёс (aljós, alder grove, swampy place)), Proto-Germanic *alizō, *alusō (Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌰 (*alisa), Old High German erila < *elira, German Erle), Latin alnus < *al(i)snos.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [àlksnis]
  • Audio (Riga):(file)

Noun

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alksnis m (2nd declension)

  1. alder (species of tree of the genus Alnus, esp. A. glutinosa or A. incana)
    alkšņa mizaalder bark
    alkšņu spurdzesalder catkin
    alkšņu audzealder grove
    cirst alkšņus malkaito chop alders into firewood
    Māriņa beidza šūt savu alkšņu mizās krāsoto kleitu, ko ziemā bija noaudusiMāriņa finished sewing her dress, the color of alder bark, which she had woven (last) winter

Declension

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Declension of alksnis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative alksnis alkšņi
genitive alkšņa alkšņu
dative alksnim alkšņiem
accusative alksni alkšņus
instrumental alksni alkšņiem
locative alksnī alkšņos
vocative alksni alkšņi

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “alksnis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN