sviestmaize
See also: sviestmaizē
Latvian
Sviestmaize
Sviestmaize
Etymology
From sviests (“butter”) + maize (“bread”), probably a calque from German Butterbrot; cf. also Russian бутербро́д (buterbród).
Noun
sviestmaize f (5th declension)
- open sandwich (a slice of bread with butter, or also with other toppings, like sausage, cheese, etc.); by extension, also closed sandwiches
- ēst sviestmaizi ― to eat a sandwich
- sagatavot svestmaizes ― to prepare sandwiches
- sakārtot sviestmaizes uz šķīvja ― to arrange sandwiches on a plate
- paņemt ceļā līdzi svestmaizes ― to take sandwiches along on a trip
- divas svestmaizes ar desu ripiņām ― two (open) sandwiches with sausage slices
- papriekšu jāsagatavo sviestmaizes; vēders pirmā vietā ― first of all, we have to prepare sandwiches; (think of) the belly first!
Declension
Declension of sviestmaize (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | sviestmaize | sviestmaizes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | sviestmaizi | sviestmaizes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | sviestmaizes | sviestmaižu |
| dative (datīvs) | sviestmaizei | sviestmaizēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | sviestmaizi | sviestmaizēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | sviestmaizē | sviestmaizēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | sviestmaize | sviestmaizes |