zaglis
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as zagt (“to steal”) (q.v.), with an extra l, and made into a masculine, 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zaɡlis]
Noun
zaglis m (2nd declension, feminine form: zagle)
- (male) thief (a man who carries out thefts)
- kabatas zaglis, kabatzaglis ― pickpocket (lit. pocket thief)
- sīks zaglis ― small thief
- rūdīts zaglis ― hardened thief
- zagļu žargons ― thieves' slang
- zagļu banda ― mob (lit. gang of thieves)
- ķert zagli ― to catch a thief
- dzīties pakaļ zagļiem ― to chase the thieves
- kādā citā vietā zagļi bija caur jumtu ietikuši stallī un izvedusi zirgus ― somewhere else thieves had entered into the stable through the roof and taken the horses away
Declension
Declension of zaglis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zaglis | zagļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zagli | zagļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zagļa | zagļu |
| dative (datīvs) | zaglim | zagļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zagli | zagļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | zaglī | zagļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | zagli | zagļi |
Derived terms
- zaglība
- zaglīgs, zaglīgums
Related terms
- zādzība
- zagšus
- zagt
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “zagt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN