dzemde
See also: dzemdē
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LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Baltic *gem-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, to come, to step”); compare dzemdēt (“to give birth”) (q.v.). From the zero grade form *gʷm̥- comes Latvian dzimt (“to be born”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian gimda.[1]
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
dzemde f (5th declension)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of dzemde (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | dzemde | dzemdes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | dzemdi | dzemdes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | dzemdes | dzemžu |
| dative (datīvs) | dzemdei | dzemdēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | dzemdi | dzemdēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | dzemdē | dzemdēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | dzemde | dzemdes |
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “dzimt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7