raudulis
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From raud(as) (“crying”) + -ulis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
raudulis m (2nd declension, feminine form: raudule)
- (male or generic) crier, crybaby (a man, child who often cries, who is overly sensitive, who complains all the time)
- māsiņa raudāja; brālītis ieraudzīja nokosto vistu un arī sāka raudāt... tad atkal māmiņa sāka abus rauduļus mierināt ― the little sister was crying; the little brother saw the bitten chicken and also started crying... then again mother began to calm down both crybabies
- sāpju un personīgo zaudējumu kara laikā ir daudz, un, ja dosim tiem vaļu, tad arī mēs iekļūsim starp rauduļiem ― there is much pain and loss during a war, and, if we give (these feelings) freedom, then we'll end up among the crybabies
Declension[edit]
Declension of raudulis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | raudulis | rauduļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | rauduli | rauduļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | rauduļa | rauduļu |
| dative (datīvs) | raudulim | rauduļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | rauduli | rauduļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | raudulī | rauduļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | rauduli | rauduļi |