punšs
Latvian
Etymology
From English punch, probably via German Punsch. Alternative historical forms: punšis, punčis. First attested use – 1803.[1] In English from Hindi पाँच (pāñć, “five”) denoting five ingredients the drink is supposedly made of, ultimately cognate with Latvian pieci among others.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [punʃ]
Noun
punšs m (1 declension)
- punch (beverage)
- no rīsa dedzina, it kā no rudziem mūsu brandvīnu, arīdzan to Arrak, ar ko Punč taisa ― from rice [they are] burning (= distilling), like (we do) from rye our Branntwein (= vodka), also this arrack with which punch is made.[2]
- (...) tad nu lasa grāmatas, dzer punšus, smēķē (..) ― then (one ends up) reading books, drinking punches, smoking (...)[3]
Declension
Declension of punšs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | punšs | punši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | punšu | punšus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | punša | punšu |
| dative (datīvs) | punšam | punšiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | punšu | punšiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | punšā | punšos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | punšs | punši |
Synonyms
- bole
References
- “punšs” in Juris Baldunčiks (1989), Anglicismi latviešu valodā (Rīga: «Zinātne») →ISBN.
- Mīlihs G, (1803), Jaunā skolas grāmata, Jelgava, page 122.
- (1862), Mājas Viesis, January, page 5.