koldons

Latgalian

Etymology

From the root of kaļsti (“to dry up”) +‎ -ons, from the o-grade, form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”), Cognates include Latvian kalsns (“lean, slim”), Ancient Greek σκέλλω (skéllō, “to dry up”), Swedish skäll (“thin, weak, bleak”), Old English sċeald (“shallow, flat”)

Pronunciation

[kɒ́ɫdɒnt͡s]

Adjective

koldons (comparative koldonõks)

1. leanish, slimish, thin, weak

Synonyms

• tīvs
• kūds
• võrgs

Declension

Indefinite declension of koldons (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	koldons	koldoni	koldona	koldonys, koldonas1)
genitive	koldona	koldonu	koldonys, koldonas1)	koldonu
dative	koldonam	koldonim	koldonai	koldonom
accusative	koldonu	koldonus	koldonu	koldonys, koldonas1)
instrumental	koldonu	koldonim	koldonu	koldonom
locative	koldonā	koldonūs	koldonā	koldonuos
1) dialectal

Definite declension of koldons (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	koldonais, koldonīs	koldonī	koldonuo	koldonuos
genitive	koldonuo	koldonūs	koldonuos	koldonūs
dative	koldonajam	koldonajim	koldonajai	koldonajom
accusative	koldonū	koldonūs	koldonū	koldonuos
instrumental	koldonū	koldonajim	koldonū	koldonajom
locative	koldonajā	koldonajūs	koldonajā	koldonajuos

Related terms

• kaļst'(i)
• kaļteit'(i)
• koltūnis
• kaļte