asmens
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Baltic *ašmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed, edgy”), with a suffix -men. Etymologically, this is a doublet of akmens (“stone”), with a different development of *ḱ, perhaps because of Proto-Indo-European dialectal differences. Cognates include Lithuanian ãšmenys (pl. only; compare dialectal singular ašmuõ, genitive ašmeñs, Sanskrit अश्रि (áśri, “corner, edge, blade”), अश्मन् (aśman, “stone, rock, firmament”).[1]
Noun
editasmens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive)
- (cutting) edge, blade (the sharp part of a cutting or piercing tool or weapon)
- cirvja, zobena asmens ― ax, sword blade
- kabatas nazis ar diviem asmeņiem ― a pocket knife with two edges
- asināt tērauda asmeņus ― to sharpen steel blades
Declension
editDeclension of asmens (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | asmens | asmeņi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | asmeni | asmeņus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | asmens | asmeņu |
dative (datīvs) | asmenim | asmeņiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | asmeni | asmeņiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | asmenī | asmeņos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | asmeni | asmeņi |
References
editLithuanian
editNoun
editasmẽns m
Categories:
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Baltic
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian second declension nouns
- Latvian second declension nouns in -s
- Latvian noun forms
- Lithuanian non-lemma forms
- Lithuanian noun forms