tuksnesis
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as tukšs (“empty”) (q.v.). The ending is probably the result of the reinterpretation of a previous *tuksnes, plural of *tuksne (with the suffix -ne), as singular, leading to *tuksness → tuksnesis; note the variations in form in older sources (tuksnis, tuksnese). The current form, tuksnesis, is attested from the 18th century on.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tuksnɛsis]
Noun
tuksnesis m (2nd declension)
- desert (large barren area, with little or no vegetation, usually because of lack of water)
- smilšu tuksnesis ― sandy desert
- akmeņu, māla tuksnesis ― stone, clay desert
- Sahāras tuksnesis' ― Sahara desert
- tuksnešu fauna ― desert fauna
- tuksnešu zonas ― desert area
- Tuvie Austrumi: tā ir saules svelmē sakarsētu tuksnešu un reizē auglīgu dārzu zeme ― the Middle East: that is a land of sun-heated deserts and at the same time fertile gardens
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tuksnesis | tuksneši |
| genitive | tuksneša | tuksnešu |
| dative | tuksnesim | tuksnešiem |
| accusative | tuksnesi | tuksnešus |
| instrumental | tuksnesi | tuksnešiem |
| locative | tuksnesī | tuksnešos |
| vocative | tuksnesi | tuksneši |
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “tuksnesis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN