knislis

Latvian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from the verb knist (“to itch”) (q.v.). Some dialectal variants (knausis, knauslis, knusis) have the same basic root (Proto-Indo-European *ken-, *kn-), but with a different suffix and/or ablaut form.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

knislis m (2nd declension)

  1. blackfly (small insects of the order Diptera (family: Simuliidae) that suck blood and resemble flies)
    knislis sīc ― the blackfly is buzzing
    jaukā laikā odi un knišļi cēlās augstu gaisā ― in nice weather the mosquitos and blackflies rise high in the air
    pie assinssūcējiem divspārņiem pieder odi, knišļi, miģeles, mušas un dunduri ― to the bloodsucking diptera belong: mosquitos, blackflies, midges, flies and horseflies

Declension

Declension of knislis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative knislis knišļi
genitive knišļa knišļu
dative knislim knišļiem
accusative knisli knišļus
instrumental knisli knišļiem
locative knislī knišļos
vocative knisli knišļi

See also

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “knislis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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