From lācis (“bear”) + -ene (“fem.”).
lācene f (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | lācene | lācenes |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | lāceni | lācenes |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | lācenes | lāceņu |
dative (datīvs) | lācenei | lācenēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | lāceni | lācenēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | lācenē | lācenēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | lācene | lācenes |
Apparently from lācis just like the term for a female bear. This could be further supported by the fact that LĒL lists two Livonian terms for cloudberry, kurgmōŗa (literally “crane berry”) and okšmōŗa (literally “bear berry”), with the latter proscribed,[1] which would suggest it is a calque from Latvian.
lācene f (5th declension)