kāmis

See also: kamis, Kamis, and kamış

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)). Probably influenced by an Iranian language (Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (hamaēstar, “pest, one who makes mess”)).

Noun

kāmis m (2nd declension)

1. hamster

Declension

Declension of kāmis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	kāmis	kāmji
accusative (akuzatīvs)	kāmi	kāmjus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	kāmja	kāmju
dative (datīvs)	kāmim	kāmjiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	kāmi	kāmjiem
locative (lokatīvs)	kāmī	kāmjos
vocative (vokatīvs)	kāmi	kāmji