cepure

See also: cepurē

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *kepur-, from a derived stem *kep-r̥-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (cover). Cognates include Lithuanian kepùrė, Proto-Slavic *čepьcь (Russian чепе́ц (čepéc, cap), Belarusian чапе́ц (čapjéc, cap), Czech čepec (cap), čepice (hat), Polish czepek (cap)), Ancient Greek σκέπη (sképē, cover, shade, protection).[1]

Noun

cepure f (5th declension)

  1. hat (clothing accessory meant to cover the head)
    salmu cepurestraw hat
    ziemas cepurewinter hat
    pacelt, noņemt, uzlikt cepurito remove one's hat
    bruņu cepure, bruņucepurehelmet (lit. armored hat)

Declension

Declension of cepure (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative cepure cepures
genitive cepures cepuru
dative cepurei cepurēm
accusative cepuri cepures
instrumental cepuri cepurēm
locative cepurē cepurēs
vocative cepure cepures

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.