vēdeklis
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Vēdeklis
Latvian
Alternative forms
- (dialectal form) vēceklis
Etymology
From vēd(ināt) (“to fan, to wave”) + -eklis. A 19th-century neologism, initially used alongside forms like vēcināmais and vēceklis.
Pronunciation
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Noun
vēdeklis m (2nd declension)
- hand fan (hand-held device that can be waved back and forth to move air and cool oneself)
- auduma, koka vēdeklis ― fabric, wooden fan
- strausa spalvu vēdeklis ― ostrich feather fan
- grezns vēdeklis ― gorgeous fan
- fan (something having the shape of a fan)
- abas sugas ir koki ar vēdeklī sakārtotām lapām ― both species are trees with leaves arranged into a fan
Declension
Declension of vēdeklis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | vēdeklis | vēdekļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | vēdekli | vēdekļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vēdekļa | vēdekļu |
| dative (datīvs) | vēdeklim | vēdekļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | vēdekli | vēdekļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | vēdeklī | vēdekļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vēdekli | vēdekļi |
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vēdināt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN