Coined by Andrejs Stērste in 1879, from balss (“voice”) + skan(ēt) (“to sound”) (by analogy with Latin vōcālis (“voiced”)), which competed with, and was later replaced by, A. Kronvalds coinage patskanis.[1]
balsskanis f (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | balsskanis | balsskaņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | balsskani | balsskaņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | balsskaņa | balsskaņu |
| dative (datīvs) | balsskanim | balsskaņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | balsskani | balsskaņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | balsskanī | balsskaņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | balsskani | balsskaņi |