zobens

Latvian

Zobens

Etymology

From zobs (“tooth; sharpness, blade”) +‎ -ens; the original meaning was “piercing instrument with sharp edge, blade.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zùobɛns], IPA^(key): [zùobæns]

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Noun

zobens m (1st declension)

1. (weaponry) sword (long-bladed weapon with a handle, for stabbing, cutting or slashing)

   ass zobens ― sharp sword

   smags zobens ― heavy sword

   līks zobens ― hooked sword

   zobena spals ― sword hilt

   zobena maksts ― sword sheath, scabbard

   Damaskas tērauda zobens ― Damascus steel sword

   izvilkt zobenu ― to draw a sword

   vicināt zobenu ― to brandish a sword

   paukošanas ar zobeniem ― fencing with swords

Declension

Declension of zobens (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zobens	zobeni
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zobenu	zobenus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zobena	zobenu
dative (datīvs)	zobenam	zobeniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zobenu	zobeniem
locative (lokatīvs)	zobenā	zobenos
vocative (vokatīvs)	zoben	zobeni