knislis

Latvian

Knišļi

Knislis

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms) knisis, knausis, knauslis, knusis

Etymology

Derived from the verb knist (“to itch”) (q.v.). Some dialectal variants (knausis, knauslis, knusis) have the same basic root (Proto-Indo-European *ken-, *kn-), but with a different suffix and/or ablaut form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

knislis m (2nd declension)

1. blackfly (small insects of the order Diptera (family: Simuliidae) that suck blood and resemble flies)

   knislis sīc ― the blackfly is buzzing

   jaukā laikā odi un knišļi cēlās augstu gaisā ― in nice weather the mosquitos and blackflies rise high in the air

   pie assinssūcējiem divspārņiem pieder odi, knišļi, miģeles, mušas un dunduri ― to the bloodsucking diptera belong: mosquitos, blackflies, midges, flies and horseflies

Declension

Declension of knislis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	knislis	knišļi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	knisli	knišļus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	knišļa	knišļu
dative (datīvs)	knislim	knišļiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	knisli	knišļiem
locative (lokatīvs)	knislī	knišļos
vocative (vokatīvs)	knisli	knišļi

See also

• miģele
• moskīts
• ods, dzēlējods