pamats

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From pa- (under) +‎ the same stem as the verb mest (to throw). Cognates include Lithuanian pãmatas.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pamats m (1st declension)

  1. base, basis, foundation

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “pamats”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN