dakšiņa
Latvian
Etymology
From dakša (“(pitch)fork”) + -iņa (“dim.”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
dakšiņa f (4th declension)
- diminutive of dakša
- fork (utensil with spikes used for putting solid food in one's mouth)
- zivju, deserta dakšiņa ― fish, dessert fork
- novietot pie šķīvja nazi un dakšiņu ― to place a knife and a fork next to a plate
- uzdurt kumosu uz dakšiņas ― to stick a fork on a piece of food
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dakšiņa | dakšiņas |
| genitive | dakšiņas | dakšiņu |
| dative | dakšiņai | dakšiņām |
| accusative | dakšiņu | dakšiņas |
| instrumental | dakšiņu | dakšiņām |
| locative | dakšiņā | dakšiņās |
| vocative | dakšiņa | dakšiņas |