pamats
Latvian
Etymology
From pa- (“under”) + the same stem as the verb mest (“to throw”). Cognates include Lithuanian pãmatas.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pamats]
Declension
Declension of pamats (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | pamats | pamati |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | pamatu | pamatus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | pamata | pamatu |
| dative (datīvs) | pamatam | pamatiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | pamatu | pamatiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | pamatā | pamatos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | pamat | pamati |
Derived terms
- pamatīgs, pamatīgums
- pamatkrāsa
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “pamats”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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