bārdainis

Latvian

Etymology

From the adjective bārdains (“bearded”) (itself from bārda (“beard”) +‎ -ains), made into a masculine 2nd-conjugation noun (ending -is).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bārdainis m (2nd declension)

  1. bearded man
    bārdaiņiem un ūsaiņiem gadās tā, ka ūsas tumšas, bet bārda gaiša, un otrādi ― it happens to bearded men and mustached men that the mustache is dark while the beard is light, or vice-versa
    bārdainis pasniedza roku ― the bearded man stretched, offered (his) hand

Declension

Declension of bārdainis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative bārdainis bārdaiņi
genitive bārdaiņa bārdaiņu
dative bārdainim bārdaiņiem
accusative bārdaini bārdaiņus
instrumental bārdaini bārdaiņiem
locative bārdainī bārdaiņos
vocative bārdaini bārdaiņi
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