knislis
Latvian
Knišļi
Knislis
Alternative forms
- (dialectal forms) knisis, knausis, knauslis, knusis
Etymology
Derived from the verb knist (“to itch”) (q.v.). Some dialectal variants (knausis, knauslis, knusis) have the same basic root (Proto-Indo-European *ken-, *kn-), but with a different suffix and/or ablaut form.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
knislis m (2nd declension)
- blackfly (small insects of the order Diptera (family: Simuliidae) that suck blood and resemble flies)
- knislis sīc ― the blackfly is buzzing
- jaukā laikā odi un knišļi cēlās augstu gaisā ― in nice weather the mosquitos and blackflies rise high in the air
- pie assinssūcējiem divspārņiem pieder odi, knišļi, miģeles, mušas un dunduri ― to the bloodsucking diptera belong: mosquitos, blackflies, midges, flies and horseflies
Declension
Declension of knislis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | knislis | knišļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | knisli | knišļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | knišļa | knišļu |
| dative (datīvs) | knislim | knišļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | knisli | knišļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | knislī | knišļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | knisli | knišļi |
See also
- miģele
- moskīts
- ods, dzēlējods
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “knislis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN