sirmmate
See also: sirmmatē
Latvian
Sirmmate
Etymology
From sirms (“gray”) + mats (“hair”) + -e (“fem.”).
Noun
sirmmate f (5th declension, masculine form: sirmmatis)
- gray-haired woman (a woman having gray hair)
- krāsoju ik pēc 2 mēnešiem, ja nekrāsotu, būtu sirmmate ― I have been painting (my hair) for two months, if I didn't paint, I would be a gray-haired woman
- blondīne, pareizāk sirmmate izskatījās apmulsusi tāpat kā otra sēdētāja ― the blonde or, more accurately, the gray-haired woman looked as embarrassed as the other sitting (woman)
Declension
Declension of sirmmate (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | sirmmate | sirmmates |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | sirmmati | sirmmates |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | sirmmates | sirmmatu |
| dative (datīvs) | sirmmatei | sirmmatēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | sirmmati | sirmmatēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | sirmmatē | sirmmatēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | sirmmate | sirmmates |
Related terms
- sirmmatains
See also
- gaišmate, blondīne
- rudmate
- tumšmate, brunete