tuksnesis

tuksnesis

Latvian

Tuksnesis

Etymology

From the same stem as tukšs (“empty”) (q.v.). The ending is probably the result of the reinterpretation of a previoius *tuksnes, plural of *tuksne (with the suffix -ne), as singular, leading to *tuksness → tuksnesis; note the variations in form in older sources (tuksnis, tuksnese). The current form, tuksnesis, is attested from the 18th century on.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuksnɛsis]

Noun

tuksnesis m (2nd declension)

1. desert (large barren area, with little or no vegetation, usually because of lack of water)

   smilšu tuksnesis ― sandy desert

   akmeņu, māla tuksnesis ― stone, clay desert

   Sahāras tuksnesis' ― Sahara desert

   tuksnešu fauna ― desert fauna

   tuksnešu zonas ― desert area

   Tuvie Austrumi: tā ir saules svelmē sakarsētu tuksnešu un reizē auglīgu dārzu zeme ― the Middle East: that is a land of sun-heated deserts and at the same time fertile gardens

Declension

Declension of tuksnesis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	tuksnesis	tuksneši
accusative (akuzatīvs)	tuksnesi	tuksnešus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	tuksneša	tuksnešu
dative (datīvs)	tuksnesim	tuksnešiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	tuksnesi	tuksnešiem
locative (lokatīvs)	tuksnesī	tuksnešos
vocative (vokatīvs)	tuksnesi	tuksneši

Related terms

• tukšs

References

1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “tuksnesis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN