ņaudiens
Latvian
Etymology
From ņaud(ēt) (“to meow”) + -iens.
Pronunciation
Noun
ņaudiens m (1st declension)
- meow (one instance of a cat's typical vocal sound)
- kaķa ņaudieni ― the cat's meows
- krūmos atskanēja miermīlīgs ņaudiens ― in the bushes there sounded a peaceful meow
- pagrabā nejauki iebrēcās kaķis un pēc gara ņaudiena apklusa ― in the cellar, a nasty cat cried out; after a long meow he became silent
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ņaudiens | ņaudieni |
| genitive | ņaudiena | ņaudienu |
| dative | ņaudienam | ņaudieniem |
| accusative | ņaudienu | ņaudienus |
| instrumental | ņaudienu | ņaudieniem |
| locative | ņaudienā | ņaudienos |
| vocative | ņaudien | ņaudieni |