burtstabiņš

Latvian

Burtstabiņi

Etymology

From burts (“letter”) +‎ stabiņš (“block”) (with stabiņš from stabs (“pole, post”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”)).
Possibly a calque of German Buchstabe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

burtstabiņš m (1st declension)

1. (typography) type, font (typesetting printing unit; a little metal block with a letter engraved on one side)

   svina, koka burtstabiņi ― lead, wooden types

Declension

Declension of burtstabiņš (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	burtstabiņš	burtstabiņi
genitive	burtstabiņa	burtstabiņu
dative	burtstabiņam	burtstabiņiem
accusative	burtstabiņu	burtstabiņus
instrumental	burtstabiņu	burtstabiņiem
locative	burtstabiņā	burtstabiņos
vocative	burtstabiņ	burtstabiņi

Synonyms

• burts
• litera