ugunskurs

Latvian

Etymology

Apparently a compound, from uguns (fire) and the stem found in the verb kurt (to light, to ignite).

Pronunciation

Noun

ugunskurs m (1st declension)

  1. fire, bonfire, campfire (a heap of flammable materials burning to provide heat)
    sildīties pie ugunskurato warm up by the (camp)fire
    dedzināt ugunskurato light the fire
    cept kartupeļus ugunskurāto bake the potatoes in the (camp)fire
    krastmalā bija sakurts ugunskurs, ap kuru sildījās ostas strādniekion the waterfront a fire was lit, around which the harbor workers warmed themselves

Declension

Declension of ugunskurs (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative ugunskurs ugunskuri
genitive ugunskura ugunskuru
dative ugunskuram ugunskuriem
accusative ugunskuru ugunskurus
instrumental ugunskuru ugunskuriem
locative ugunskurā ugunskuros
vocative ugunskur ugunskuri

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