dzenis

See also: Dzenis and Dženis

Latvian

Etymology

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

dzenis m (2nd declension)

1. woodpecker
2. flicker

Declension

Declension of dzenis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	dzenis	dzeņi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	dzeni	dzeņus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	dzeņa	dzeņu
dative (datīvs)	dzenim	dzeņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	dzeni	dzeņiem
locative (lokatīvs)	dzenī	dzeņos
vocative (vokatīvs)	dzeni	dzeņi

See also

• dzilna

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “491-93”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 491-93