dzenis
See also: Dzenis
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From the root of Proto-Balto-Slavic *genˀtei, according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”), see also Proto-Slavic *gъnati (“to hunt, pursue”). Cognate with Lithuanian genys.
Noun edit
dzenis m (2nd declension)
Declension edit
Declension of dzenis (2nd declension)
See also edit
References edit
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “491-93”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 491-93