runcis
Latvian
Runcis
Etymology
The origin of this word is unclear. It is possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *rew-, *rū-, *ru- (“to run, to rush”), via a previous adjective *runs, *rūns, on the model of brūns (“brown”), bruncis (“brown, bay horse”) (a variant of brūnis). Others have suggested that runcis is related to runa (“talk”); yet others, to rūkt (“to growl; to roar”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɾūntsis]
Noun
runcis m (2nd declension)
- male cat, tom cat, he-cat
- kad runča nav mājās, tad peles virs galda lēkā ― when the tomcat is not home, the mice jump over the table
Declension
Declension of runcis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | runcis | runči |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | runci | runčus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | runča | runču |
| dative (datīvs) | runcim | runčiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | runci | runčiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | runcī | runčos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | runci | runči |
See also
- kaķis
- kaķe, kaķene
- kaķēns
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “runcis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN