borščs

See also: borscs

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian борщ (boršč).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

borščs m (1st declension)

  2. borscht (meat soup with beats or beetroots, carrots, cabbage and other vegetables)
    pirms pasniegšanas borščam pievieno skābu krējumu ― before serving it, one adds sour cream to borscht
    viņš ēdnīcā gandrīz vienmēr lēnā garā notiesāja divus šķīvjus boršča ― in the canteen, he almost always slowly gulped down two plates of borscht

Declension

Declension of borščs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative borščs boršči
genitive boršča boršču
dative borščam borščiem
accusative boršču borščus
instrumental boršču borščiem
locative borščā borščos
vocative boršč boršči

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “bārksts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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