ģerbonis
Latvian
Etymology
Neologism by Juris Alunāns, initially as ģerbons, first in print in 1862. Based on Russian герб (gerb) from Polish herb from Czech erb, herb from German Erbe. The appearance of h is by contamination with Latin hērēs (“heir”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ģerbonis m (2nd declension)
Usage notes
Very commonly misspelled as ģērbonis, those who spell it correctly might still pronounce it with a long ē.
Declension
Declension of ģerbonis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ģerbonis | ģerboņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ģerboni | ģerboņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ģerboņa | ģerboņu |
| dative (datīvs) | ģerbonim | ģerboņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ģerboni | ģerboņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ģerbonī | ģerboņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ģerboni | ģerboņi |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ģerbonis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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