ķīsis
See also: kisis
Latvian
Ķīsis
Etymology
Borrowed from Livonian kiš (“ruffe”); compare cognates in other Baltic-Finnic languages (Finnish kiiski, Estonian kiisk, kiis (“ruffe”)). This word is already attested in 15th-16th century family names, in 17th-century dictionaries as ķīsa, ķīsis, and from the 18th century on only in its modern form ķīsis.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [cīːsis]
Noun
ķīsis m (2nd declension)
- ruffe (small freshwater fish, especially Gymnocephalus cernua)
- ķīsis barojas ar odu kāpuriem un zivju ikriem ― the ruffe feeds on mosquito larvae and fish eggs
Declension
Declension of ķīsis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ķīsis | ķīši |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ķīsi | ķīšus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ķīša | ķīšu |
| dative (datīvs) | ķīsim | ķīšiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ķīsi | ķīšiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ķīsī | ķīšos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ķīsi | ķīši |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ķīsis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN