pamats

Latvian

Etymology

From pa- (“under”) +‎ the same stem as the verb mest (“to throw”). Cognates include Lithuanian pãmatas.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pamats]

Noun

pamats m (1st declension)

  1. base, basis, foundation

Declension

Declension of pamats (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative pamats pamati
genitive pamata pamatu
dative pamatam pamatiem
accusative pamatu pamatus
instrumental pamatu pamatiem
locative pamatā pamatos
vocative pamat pamati

Derived terms

  • pamatīgs, pamatīgums
  • pamatkrāsa

References

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