uguns
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Latvian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Baltic (compare Lithuanian ugnis), from Proto-Indo-European *egni-, *h₁ngʷni-, *h₁ngʷnis. Cognates include Latin ignis, Proto-Slavic *ognь, and Sanskrit अग्नि (agní).
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
uguns f, 6th declension
- fire
- iekurt, izdzēst uguni — kindle, extinguish the fire
- uguns apdziest — the fire goes out
- iesviest papīru ugunī — to throw paper into the fire
- artificial light
- pilsētas ugunis — city fire (= city lights)
- bāku uguns — beacon fire (= light)
- logā deg uguns — fire is (= lights are) burning on the window
- shooting with firearms
- atklāt ugunī — to open fire
- pārtraukt uguni — to cease fire
Declension [edit]
declension of uguns
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | uguns | ugunis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | uguni | ugunis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | uguns | uguņu |
| dative (datīvs) | ugunij | ugunīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | uguni | ugunīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ugunī | ugunīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | uguns | ugunis |
