burtstabiņš

Latvian

Etymology

From burts (“letter”) +‎ stabiņš (“block”) (with stabiņš from stabs (“pole, post”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”)).
Possibly a calque of German Buchstabe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

burtstabiņš m (1st declension)

  1. (typography) type, font (typesetting printing unit; a little metal block with a letter engraved on one side)
    svina, koka burtstabiņi ― lead, wooden types

Declension

Declension of burtstabiņš (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative burtstabiņš burtstabiņi
genitive burtstabiņa burtstabiņu
dative burtstabiņam burtstabiņiem
accusative burtstabiņu burtstabiņus
instrumental burtstabiņu burtstabiņiem
locative burtstabiņā burtstabiņos
vocative burtstabiņ burtstabiņi

Synonyms

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