degunradzis

Latvian

Degunradzis (Ceratotherium simum)

Etymology

From deguns (“nose”) +‎ rags (“horn”) (with g > dz palatalization caused by the shift from first declension ending -s to second declension ending -is), a calque ultimately based on Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs, “rhinoceros”).

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Noun

degunradzis m (2nd declension)

1. rhinoceros (mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae)

   Āfrikas degunradzis ― African rhinoceros

   Indijas degunradzis ― Indian rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of degunradzis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	degunradzis	degunradži
accusative (akuzatīvs)	degunradzi	degunradžus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	degunradža	degunradžu
dative (datīvs)	degunradzim	degunradžiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	degunradzi	degunradžiem
locative (lokatīvs)	degunradzī	degunradžos
vocative (vokatīvs)	degunradzi	degunradži