velnēns

Latvian

Etymology

From velns (“devil”) +‎ -ēns.

Pronunciation

Noun

velnēns m (1st declension)

  1. (mythology) young, not fully grown devil, demon
    viens no mazajiem velnēniem iečukst vecajam, ka ellē vairs neesot naudas ― one of the smaller young demons whispered to the old one that there isn't money in hell

Declension

Declension of velnēns (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative velnēns velnēni
genitive velnēna velnēnu
dative velnēnam velnēniem
accusative velnēnu velnēnus
instrumental velnēnu velnēniem
locative velnēnā velnēnos
vocative velnēn velnēni

Synonyms

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