kuce
Latvian
Etymology
Origin unclear. See kucēns for more.
Noun
kuce f (5th declension)
- female dog, bitch
- mums ir ļoti gudra kuce ― we have a very smart bitch
- kuce ar kucēniem ― a bitch with her puppies
- grūsna kuce ― a pregnant dog
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kuce | kuces |
genitive | kuces | kuču |
dative | kucei | kucēm |
accusative | kuci | kuces |
instrumental | kuci | kucēm |
locative | kucē | kucēs |
vocative | kuce | kuces |
Related terms
See also
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.t͡sɛ/
- Rhymes: -ut͡sɛ
- Syllabification: ku‧ce
- Homophone: kucę
Noun
kuce m animal
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kuc
Noun
kuce f
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of kuca
Tocharian B
Alternative forms
- ce (colloquial)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
Pronoun
kuce
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kuce”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 192-193