sābrys

Latgalian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic сѧбръ (sębrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sębrъ. Cognates include Latvian sābris (“friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsàːbrɨs]
• Hyphenation: sā‧brys

Noun

sābrys m

1. male neighbour

Declension

Declension of sābrys (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	sābrys	sābri
genitive	sābra	sābru
dative	sābram	sābrim
accusative	sābru	sābrus
instrumental	sābru	sābrim
locative	sābrā	sābrūs
vocative	sābry	sābri

Synonyms

• kaimiņš

Coordinate terms

• siebrineice (“female neighbour”)

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN