argāns

See also: argans

Latvian

Argāns (1)

Argāns (2)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Tashelhit ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ (argan).

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Noun

argāns m (1st declension)

1. argan (a tree of southwestern Morocco, Argania spinosa, particularly prized for its oil)

   auga “Argania spinosa” latviskais nosaukums ir argāns ― the Latvian name of the Argania spinosa plant is argāns

   argāna koki ir zemi un ļoti ērkšķaini, dažkārt atgādina krūmus un pēc izskata pa gabalu nedaudz līdzīgi olīvkokiem ― argan trees are small and very thorny, often reminiscent of bushes and, when seen from a distance, somewhat similar to olive trees

2. argan (the fruit of this tree)

   aragāni ir nedaudz līdzīgi olīvēm, bet ir krietni lielāki ― argans are somewhat similar to olives, but much larger

Declension

Declension of argāns (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	argāns	argāni
accusative (akuzatīvs)	argānu	argānus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	argāna	argānu
dative (datīvs)	argānam	argāniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	argānu	argāniem
locative (lokatīvs)	argānā	argānos
vocative (vokatīvs)	argān	argāni

Derived terms

• argāneļļa