ķēve
See also: ķēvē
Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed from Livonian kēv (“mare”), from Proto-Finnic *keevi (cognate with Proto-Samic *kievë (“reindeer cow”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [cɛ̄ːvɛ]
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Noun
ķēve f (5th declension)
- female horse, mare, filly
- ķēves piens ― horse (lit. mare) milk
- iebērt ķēvei auzas ― pour, give the mare oats (to eat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ķēve | ķēves |
| genitive | ķēves | ķēvju |
| dative | ķēvei | ķēvēm |
| accusative | ķēvi | ķēves |
| instrumental | ķēvi | ķēvēm |
| locative | ķēvē | ķēvēs |
| vocative | ķēve | ķēves |