tāvs
Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tewas. Cognates include Latvian tēvs and Lithuanian tėvas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtàːws]
- Hyphenation: tāvs
Noun
tāvs m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tāvs | tāvi |
| genitive | tāva | tāvu |
| dative | tāvam | tāvim |
| accusative | tāvu | tāvus |
| instrumental | tāvu | tāvim |
| locative | tāvā | tāvūs |
| vocative | tāv | tāvi |
Synonyms
- (colloquial) tēte
Coordinate terms
- muote (“mother”)
References
- A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 10
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 65