zobens
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Zobens
Latvian
Etymology
From zobs (“tooth; sharpness, blade”) + -ens; the original meaning was “piercing instrument with sharp edge, blade.”
Pronunciation
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Noun
zobens m (1st declension)
- (weaponry) sword (long-bladed weapon with a handle, for stabbing, cutting or slashing)
- ass zobens ― sharp sword
- smags zobens ― heavy sword
- līks zobens ― hooked sword
- zobena spals ― sword hilt
- zobena maksts ― sword sheath, scabbard
- Damaskas tērauda zobens ― Damascus steel sword
- izvilkt zobenu ― to draw a sword
- vicināt zobenu ― to brandish a sword
- paukošanas ar zobeniem ― fencing with swords
Declension
Declension of zobens (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zobens | zobeni |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zobenu | zobenus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zobena | zobenu |
| dative (datīvs) | zobenam | zobeniem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zobenu | zobeniem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | zobenā | zobenos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | zoben | zobeni |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zobens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN