lemesis
Latvian
Lemeši
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lémešis. From the same stem as the verb lemt (“to decide, to resolve”) (q.v.) in its old meaning, “to break.” Cognates include Lithuanian lẽmežis (“plowshare; part of the plow where the plowshare fits”), Russian ле́мех (lémex, “plowshare”), Czech lemes, Polish lemiesz.[1]
Noun
lemesis m (2nd declension)
- plowshare (cutting edge of a plow, usually a blade)
- divlemešu arkls ― two-furrow (lit. two-share) plow
- spīļarkla lemeši ― claw plowshares
- lemeša asmens ― plowshare blade
- lemeša smaile ― plowshare spike
Declension
Declension of lemesis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lemesis | lemeši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lemesi | lemešus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lemeša | lemešu |
| dative (datīvs) | lemesim | lemešiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lemesi | lemešiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lemesī | lemešos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lemesi | lemeši |
Derived terms
- divlemešu
- pieclemešu
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “lemesis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN