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Latvian
Etymology
From jauns (“new, young”) + -eklis. Originally probably *jauniklis, with i > e probably under the influence of words like māceklis (“apprentice”). The original meaning was probably wider, including young animals (as is still the case in some dialects).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
jauneklis m (2nd declension)
- unmarried young man
- deviņpadsmit gadus vecs būdams, viņš nebija nedz labāks, nedz sliktāks par lielāko daļu no mūsu jaunekļiem ― being nineteen years old, he was neither better nor worse than most of our young men
- pusaudži kļuva par jaunekļiem, jaunekļi nobrieda par vīriem... dzīvības koks suloja mūžam zaļš ― adolescents become young men, young men mature into men... the tree of life exuding always green (juice)
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Declension of jauneklis (2nd declension)
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