skandinieks
Latvian
Etymology
A term coined at the end of the 18th century by G. F. Stenders from skandin(āt) (“to sound, to resound”) + -nieks, which was later replaced by A. Kronvalds' coinage patskanis.[1]
Declension
Declension of skandinieks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | skandinieks | skandinieki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | skandinieku | skandiniekus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | skandinieka | skandinieku |
| dative (datīvs) | skandiniekam | skandiniekiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | skandinieku | skandiniekiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | skandiniekā | skandiniekos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | skandinieks | skandinieki |
Synonyms
- patskanis
- vokālis
- (obsolete terms) balsskanis, skanis
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “patskanis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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