dāls

See also: dals and DALs

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”). Cognates include Latvian dēls.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdâls]
• Hyphenation: dāls

Noun

dāls m (diminutive dieleņš)

1. son

Declension

Declension of dāls (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	dāls	dāli
genitive	dāla	dālu
dative	dālam	dālim
accusative	dālu	dālus
instrumental	dālu	dālim
locative	dālā	dālūs
vocative	dāl	dāli

Coordinate terms

• meita, (dated) mārga (“daughter”)

References

• A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 23