lemesis
Latvian
    

Lemeši
Etymology
    
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lémešis. From the same stem as the verb lemt (“to decide, to resolve”) in its old meaning, “to break.” Cognates include Lithuanian lẽmežis (“plowshare; part of the plow where the plowshare fits”), Russian ле́мех (lémex, “plowshare”), Czech lemes, Polish lemiesz.[1]
Noun
    
lemesis m (2nd declension)
Declension
    
Declension of lemesis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lemesis | lemeši | 
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lemesi | lemešus | 
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lemeša | lemešu | 
| dative (datīvs) | lemesim | lemešiem | 
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lemesi | lemešiem | 
| locative (lokatīvs) | lemesī | lemešos | 
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lemesi | lemeši | 
Derived terms
    
References
    
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “lemesis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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