zābaks
Latvian
editAlternative forms
edit- (dated form) zābaka
Etymology
editAn old, pre-13th-century borrowing from Old East Slavic забогъ (zabogŭ); cf. Russian сапо́г (sapóg), dialectal забог (zabog), already mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries, and also in 15th- and 16th-century family names. An old feminine variant zābaka, already attested in 17th-century dictionaries, persisted until the 19th century, when it finally disappeared.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzābaks m (1st declension)
- boot (footwear with short or long tops)
- viriešu, sieviešu zābaki ― men's, women's boots
- gumijas zābaki ― rubber boots
- slēpju, slidu zābaki ― ski, skate boots
- garie zābaki ― long boots
- zābaku saites, auklas ― boot laces
- aizsaitēt zābakus ― to tie up (one's) boots
- vilkt kājās zābakus ― to put boots on
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | zābaks | zābaki |
genitive | zābaka | zābaku |
dative | zābakam | zābakiem |
accusative | zābaku | zābakus |
instrumental | zābaku | zābakiem |
locative | zābakā | zābakos |
vocative | zābak | zābaki |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zābaks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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