zvans
Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Belarusian звон (zvon, “bell; ringing”), Russian звон (zvon, “ringing”), Old Church Slavonic звонъ (zvonŭ, “noise”), Polish dzwon (“bell; ringing”), Proto-Slavic *zvonъ (“sound”).
Noun
zvans m (1st declension)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zvans | zvani |
| genitive | zvana | zvanu |
| dative | zvanam | zvaniem |
| accusative | zvanu | zvanus |
| instrumental | zvanu | zvaniem |
| locative | zvanā | zvanos |
| vocative | zvan | zvani |