A word coined in the second half of the 19th century by Kaspars Biezbārdis, probably from the same stem as klaudz(ēt) (“to knock, to bang”), as a 2nd-declension noun (ending -is). It was not really accepted. A. Kronvalds' coinage līdzskanis became more popular and replaced other competing terms by the beginning of the 20th century.[1]
klaudzis m (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | klaudzis | klaudži |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | klaudzi | klaudžus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | klaudža | klaudžu |
| dative (datīvs) | klaudzim | klaudžiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | klaudzi | klaudžiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | klaudzī | klaudžos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | klaudzi | klaudži |