skuķēns

Latvian

Etymology

From skuķis (“girl, young woman”) +‎ -ēns.

Pronunciation

Noun

skuķēns m (1st declension)

  1. (colloquial) little girl
    Ingūna vēl nevarēja lepoties ar briedumu, kas meitenes atšķir no skuķēniem ― Ingūna could not yet boast of maturity, that which distinguishes young women from little girls
    sīks skuķēns, tāds kā pelēks griezes bērns, tecēja pa celiņu ― a little girl, just like a baby gray corncrake, ran through the passage

Declension

Declension of skuķēns (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative skuķēns skuķēni
genitive skuķēna skuķēnu
dative skuķēnam skuķēniem
accusative skuķēnu skuķēnus
instrumental skuķēnu skuķēniem
locative skuķēnā skuķēnos
vocative skuķēn skuķēni

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