kazlēns
Latvian
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Kaza un kazlēni
Etymology
Apparently from kaza (“goat”) + -ēns, but the l is unexplained. But Russian козёл (kozjól, “male goat”), with an extra l, suggests an unattested word for 'male goat' (different from āzis) as the source.
Noun
kazlēns m (1st declension)
- young or baby goat, kid
- kazai piedzimuši divi kazlēni ― the she-goat had two kids
Declension
Declension of kazlēns (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | kazlēns | kazlēni |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | kazlēnu | kazlēnus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | kazlēna | kazlēnu |
dative (datīvs) | kazlēnam | kazlēniem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | kazlēnu | kazlēniem |
locative (lokatīvs) | kazlēnā | kazlēnos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | kazlēns | kazlēni |
Related terms
- kaza
See also
- āzis