cirvis
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kirw(i)os, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
cirvis m (2nd declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cirvis | cirvji |
| genitive | cirvja | cirvju |
| dative | cirvim | cirvjiem |
| accusative | cirvi | cirvjus |
| instrumental | cirvi | cirvjiem |
| locative | cirvī | cirvjos |
| vocative | cirvi | cirvji |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “938-47”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 938-47