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)
- fire, bonfire, campfire (a heap of flammable materials burning to provide heat)
- sildīties pie ugunskura ― to warm up by the (camp)fire
- dedzināt ugunskura ― to light the fire
- cept kartupeļus ugunskurā ― to bake the potatoes in the (camp)fire
- krastmalā bija sakurts ugunskurs, ap kuru sildījās ostas strādnieki ― on the waterfront a fire was lit, around which the harbor workers warmed themselves
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ugunskurs | ugunskuri |
| genitive | ugunskura | ugunskuru |
| dative | ugunskuram | ugunskuriem |
| accusative | ugunskuru | ugunskurus |
| instrumental | ugunskuru | ugunskuriem |
| locative | ugunskurā | ugunskuros |
| vocative | ugunskur | ugunskuri |