pagrabs
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old East Slavic погробъ (pogrobŭ, “pit with a cover on top”) (cf. Russian по́греб (pógreb, “cellar, warehouse”)), itself derived from погребати (pogrebati, “to rake, to dig”). Given its form, this word must have been borrowed before the 13th century, though it is first mentioned only in 17th-century Latvian dictionaries.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pagrabs m (1st declension)
- cellar, basement (underground floor or space under a building)
- pagraba dzīvoklis ― basement apartment
- pagraba logs ― basement window
- kartupeļu, dārzeņu pagrabs ― potato, vegetable cellar
- vīna pagrabs ― wine cellar
Declension edit
Declension of pagrabs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | pagrabs | pagrabi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | pagrabu | pagrabus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | pagraba | pagrabu |
| dative (datīvs) | pagrabam | pagrabiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | pagrabu | pagrabiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | pagrabā | pagrabos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | pagrab | pagrabi |
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “pagrabs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN