kazlēns

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently from kaza (“goat”) +‎ -ēns, but the l is unexplained. But Russian козёл (kozjól, “male goat”), with an extra l, suggests an unattested word for 'male goat' (different from āzis) as the source.

Noun

kazlēns m (1st declension)

  1. young or baby goat, kid
    kazai piedzimuši divi kazlēni ― the she-goat had two kids

Declension

Declension of kazlēns (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative kazlēns kazlēni
genitive kazlēna kazlēnu
dative kazlēnam kazlēniem
accusative kazlēnu kazlēnus
instrumental kazlēnu kazlēniem
locative kazlēnā kazlēnos
vocative kazlēn kazlēni

See also

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