dūre

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dure"

Latvian

Etymology

Pokorny considers a relationship with the verb durt (“to poke, thrust”), also comparing Proto-Celtic *durnos (“fist”).[1]

Noun

dūre f (5th declension)

  1. fist

Declension

Declension of dūre (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative dūre dūres
genitive dūres dūru
dative dūrei dūrēm
accusative dūri dūres
instrumental dūri dūrēm
locative dūrē dūrēs
vocative dūre dūres

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “203”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 203
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