sakne
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Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *šaknīs from Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (“branch, stick”) (whence also sakas (q.v.)). Cognate with Lithuanian šaknis, Old Prussian sagnis (*saknis). Originally a feminine i-stem.[1]
Noun
sakne f (5th declension)
Declension
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | sakne | saknes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | sakni | saknes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | saknes | sakņu |
| dative (datīvs) | saknei | saknēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | sakni | saknēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | saknē | saknēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | sakne | saknes |
Declension of sakne (5th declension)
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “sakne”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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