brokastis
See also: brokastīs
Latvian
Brokastis
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German vrōkost (cf. Swedish frukost “breakfast,” and also the German older term Frühkost “breakfast,” literally “early food”). The initial cluster was changed from vr [fr] to br to conform to Latvian patterns; the final ost changed to ast perhaps under the influence of words like mielasts (“feast”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɾūōkastis]
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Noun
brokastis f (6th declension)
- breakfast (the morning meal; also, the time or occasion of that meal)
- siltas brokastis ― warm breakfast
- brokastu galda ― breakfast table
- gatavot brokastis ― to cook, prepare breakfast
- ēst brokastis ― to eat breakfast
- lūgt brokastīs ― to invite, to call to breakfast
- nākt brokastīs ― to come to breakfast
- pēc brokastīm ― after breakfast
- uz balta galda jau bija noliktas brokastis: piens jaunā māla krūzē, miežu plācenis, gabals dzintardzeltena medus ― on the white table breakfast was already set: a new clay jug of milk, barley cakes, some amber-yellow honey
- Mikiņš piecēlās ļoti agri... žigli nomazgājies, paēda brokastis, silti saģērbās un izgāja pagalmā ― Mikiņš got up very early... he quickly bathed, ate breakfast, dressed warmly and went out to the yard
- Andrs skatījās uz kalnu, aiz kura mājas skursteņa gals bija redzams... plāns dūmu stabiņš rādīja, ka brokastīs būs kaut kas silts ― Andrs looked at the mountain, behind which the tip of the house chimneys were visible... the thin column of smoke showed that there would be something warm for (lit. at) breakfast
Declension
Declension of brokastis (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | brokastis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | brokastis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | brokastu |
| dative (datīvs) | — | brokastīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | brokastīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | brokastīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | brokastis |
See also
- The daily meals (ēdienreizes):
brokastis - pusdienas - vakariņas
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “brokastis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN