dzenis
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root of Proto-Balto-Slavic *genˀtei, according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”), see also Proto-Slavic *gъnati (“to hunt, pursue”). Cognate with Lithuanian genys.
Noun[edit]
dzenis m (2nd declension)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dzenis (2nd declension)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “491-93”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 491-93