lemesis
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lémešis. From the same stem as the verb lemt (“to decide, to resolve”) in its old meaning, “to break.” Cognates include Lithuanian lẽmežis (“plowshare; part of the plow where the plowshare fits”), Russian ле́мех (lémex, “plowshare”), Czech lemes, Polish lemiesz.[1]
Noun
lemesis m (2nd declension)
- plowshare (cutting edge of a plow, usually a blade)
- divlemešu arkls ― two-furrow (lit. two-share) plow
- spīļarkla lemeši ― claw plowshares
- lemeša asmens ― plowshare blade
- lemeša smaile ― plowshare spike
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lemesis | lemeši |
| genitive | lemeša | lemešu |
| dative | lemesim | lemešiem |
| accusative | lemesi | lemešus |
| instrumental | lemesi | lemešiem |
| locative | lemesī | lemešos |
| vocative | lemesi | lemeši |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “lemesis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN