zirdziņš

Latvian

Etymology

From zirgs (“horse”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzir.d͡ziɲʃ/

Noun

zirdziņš m (1st declension)

  1. (colloquial, usually childish) gee-gee, horsey, horse
  2. knight (in chess)

Declension

Declension of zirdziņš (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative zirdziņš zirdziņi
genitive zirdziņa zirdziņu
dative zirdziņam zirdziņiem
accusative zirdziņu zirdziņus
instrumental zirdziņu zirdziņiem
locative zirdziņā zirdziņos
vocative zirdziņ zirdziņi

See also

Chess pieces in Latvian · [Term?] (layout · text)
karalis dāma tornis laidnis zirdziņš bandinieks
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