pilsonis
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Latvian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
A 19th-century neologism, coined by A. Kronvalds, who claimed to have derived it from pilst (“to be(come) full, complete”) + -onis, following the example of mirt (“to die”), mironis (“corpse”). K. Mīlenbahs criticized it as an incorrect derivation from pils (“castle”) (cf. German Bürger (“citizien”), from Burg (“castle, fortress”)). Kronvalds had indeed derived and proposed terms derived from pils for “citizen” (pilietis, pilnietis, which were not successful), but not pilsonis.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
pilsonis m, 2nd declension, feminine form: pilsone
- (male) citizen (a legal member of a state)
- Latvijas Republikas pilsonis — citizen of the Latvian Republic
- pilsoņu tiesības — civil (lit. citizens') rights
- pilsoņu brīvības — civil (lit. citizens') liberties
- ārvalsts pilsonis — foreign citizen
- goda pilsonis — honorary citizen
- pilsoņu karš — civil (lit. citizens') war
Declension [edit]
declension of pilsonis
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | pilsonis | pilsoņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | pilsoni | pilsoņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | pilsoņa | pilsoņu |
| dative (datīvs) | pilsonim | pilsoņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | pilsoni | pilsoņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | pilsonī | pilsoņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | pilsoni | pilsoņi |
Derived terms [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
