vilcene
See also: vilcenē
Latvian
Etymology
From vilks (“wolf”) + -ene (with k > c via palatalization).
Pronunciation
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Noun
vilcene f (5th declension)
- female wolf, she-wolf
- tūlīt izlēca vilcene ― immediately the she-wolf jumped
- vilcene ar vilcēniem ― a she-wolf with her puppies
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vilcene | vilcenes |
| genitive | vilcenes | vilceņu |
| dative | vilcenei | vilcenēm |
| accusative | vilceni | vilcenes |
| instrumental | vilceni | vilcenēm |
| locative | vilcenē | vilcenēs |
| vocative | vilcene | vilcenes |