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Latgalian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *spēkas. Cognates include Latvian spēks and Lithuanian spėkas.
Pronunciation
Noun
spāks m (diminutive spēceņš)
- force, power
- (in the plural) forces (people united by a single task)
- vuiceibu spāki ― teachers (literally, “forces of education”)
Declension
Declension of spāks (type 1 noun)
References
- M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 401
- A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 12