cepure
See also: cepurē
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *kepur-, from a derived stem *kep-r̥-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“cover”). Cognates include Lithuanian kepùrė, Proto-Slavic *čepьcь (Russian чепе́ц (čepéc, “cap”), Belarusian чапе́ц (čapjéc, “cap”), Czech čepec (“cap”), čepice (“hat”), Polish czepek (“cap”)), Ancient Greek σκέπη (sképē, “cover, shade, protection”).[1]
Noun
cepure f (5th declension)
- hat (clothing accessory meant to cover the head)
- salmu cepure ― straw hat
- ziemas cepure ― winter hat
- pacelt, noņemt, uzlikt cepuri ― to remove one's hat
- bruņu cepure, bruņucepure ― helmet (lit. armored hat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cepure | cepures |
| genitive | cepures | cepuru |
| dative | cepurei | cepurēm |
| accusative | cepuri | cepures |
| instrumental | cepuri | cepurēm |
| locative | cepurē | cepurēs |
| vocative | cepure | cepures |
Derived terms
See also
- mice f
- platmale f
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.