dzenis

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See also: Dzenis and Dženis

Latvian

Etymology

From the root of Proto-Balto-Slavic *genˀtei, according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”), see also Proto-Slavic *gъnati (“to hunt, pursue”). Cognate with Lithuanian genys.

Noun

dzenis m (2nd declension)

  1. woodpecker
  2. flicker

Declension

Declension of dzenis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) dzenis dzeņi
accusative (akuzatīvs) dzeni dzeņus
genitive (ģenitīvs) dzeņa dzeņu
dative (datīvs) dzenim dzeņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) dzeni dzeņiem
locative (lokatīvs) dzenī dzeņos
vocative (vokatīvs) dzeni dzeņi

See also

References

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