dēmons

See also: demons, démons, and dêmons

Latvian
Dēmoni

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin daemon (“genius, guardian spirit”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

dēmons m (1st declension)

  1. (mythology) demon, devil (supernatural evil being)
    ļaunais dēmons ― evil demon
    pielabināt dēmonus ― to placate the demons
    atrasties dēmonu varā ― to be in the power of demons
    pa nakti dēmoni nāk mani biedēt ― during the night, demons come to frighten me

Declension
Declension of dēmons (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) dēmons dēmoni
accusative (akuzatīvs) dēmonu dēmonus
genitive (ģenitīvs) dēmona dēmonu
dative (datīvs) dēmonam dēmoniem
instrumental (instrumentālis) dēmonu dēmoniem
locative (lokatīvs) dēmonā dēmonos
vocative (vokatīvs) dēmon dēmoni

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