troglodīts
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Latvian
Etymology
Via other Euroepan languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin trōglodyta (“cave dwelling people”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) and δύω (dúō, “I get into”).
Pronunciation
Noun
troglodīts m (1st declension)
- troglodyte, caveman (member of an ancient human species that supposedly lived in caves)
- troglodīts ir aizvēsturisks alu cilvēks ― a troglodyte is a prehistoric caveman
Declension
Declension of troglodīts (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | troglodīts | troglodīti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | troglodītu | troglodītus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | troglodīta | troglodītu |
| dative (datīvs) | troglodītam | troglodītiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | troglodītu | troglodītiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | troglodītā | troglodītos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | troglodīt | troglodīti |