skanis

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Latvian

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Etymology

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A term coined in 1869 by Kaspars Biezbārdis, from the stem of skanēt (to sound) (q.v.; see also skaņa (sound)), and later replaced by A. Kronvalds coinage patskanis.[1]

Noun

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skanis f (4th declension)

  1. (obsolete term) vowel

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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