lemesis

Latvian

Lemeši

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lémešis. From the same stem as the verb lemt (“to decide, to resolve”) in its old meaning, “to break.” Cognates include Lithuanian lẽmežis (“plowshare; part of the plow where the plowshare fits”), Russian ле́мех (lémex, “plowshare”), Czech lemes, Polish lemiesz.

Noun

lemesis m (2nd declension)

1. plowshare (cutting edge of a plow, usually a blade)

   divlemešu arkls ― two-furrow (lit. two-share) plow

   spīļarkla lemeši ― claw plowshares

   lemeša asmens ― plowshare blade

   lemeša smaile ― plowshare spike

Declension

Declension of lemesis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lemesis	lemeši
accusative (akuzatīvs)	lemesi	lemešus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lemeša	lemešu
dative (datīvs)	lemesim	lemešiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	lemesi	lemešiem
locative (lokatīvs)	lemesī	lemešos
vocative (vokatīvs)	lemesi	lemeši

Derived terms

• divlemešu
• pieclemešu