ciemiņš
Latvian
Etymology
From ciems (“village”), with an old suffix *-in (not a diminutive); the original meaning was probably “village dweller” (compare Latin vīcus (“group of houses, neighborhood, village”), vīcīnus (“neighbor”)).[1]
Noun
ciemiņš m (1st declension)
Declension
Declension of ciemiņš (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ciemiņš | ciemiņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ciemiņu | ciemiņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ciemiņa | ciemiņu |
| dative (datīvs) | ciemiņam | ciemiņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ciemiņu | ciemiņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ciemiņā | ciemiņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ciemiņ | ciemiņi |
Synonyms
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ciems”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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