zviedziens

Latvian

From zvieg(t) (“to neigh, to whinny”) +‎ -iens, with g > dz via palatalization.

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zviedziens m (1st declension)

neigh, whinny (the cry of a horse)
skaļš zviedziens ― a loud neigh

iela saņēma mani ar dārdoņu, zirgu zviedzieniem un autotaurēm ― the street received me with (its) rumble, horse neighs and car horns

ļaužu balsis, govju māvieni, zirgu zviedzieni atskan ar divkāršām un reizēm pat trīskāršām atbalsīm ― people's voices, cow moos, horse neighs resounded with double and sometimes even triple echoes
loud laughter
kad es, Lizai un draugiem piepalīdzot, biju no kurtuves izvilkts, Verners laida vaļā dārdošu zviedzienu ― when I, trying to help Liza and (her) friends, was pulled out of the furnace, Verners let out a thundering loud laughter

Declension of zviedziens (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zviedziens	zviedzieni
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zviedzienu	zviedzienus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zviedziena	zviedzienu
dative (datīvs)	zviedzienam	zviedzieniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zviedzienu	zviedzieniem
locative (lokatīvs)	zviedzienā	zviedzienos
vocative (vokatīvs)	zviedzien	zviedzieni