uzbalsenis
Latvian
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Etymology
From uz- (“on, over”) + balss (“voice”) + -enis, i.e., that which is above the balsene (“larynx”), clearly a calque of New Latin epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon, over”) and γλῶττα, γλῶσσα (glôtta, glôssa, “tongue”) (with a masculine ending).
Noun
uzbalsenis m (2nd declension)
- (anatomy) epiglottis (moving organ that separates the trachea from the oesophagus)
Declension
Declension of uzbalsenis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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| nominative (nominatīvs) | uzbalsenis | uzbalseņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | uzbalseni | uzbalseņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | uzbalseņa | uzbalseņu |
| dative (datīvs) | uzbalsenim | uzbalseņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | uzbalseni | uzbalseņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | uzbalsenī | uzbalseņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | uzbalseni | uzbalseņi |