dēļ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "del"
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *děľa (“because of”). Cognate with Lithuanian dė̃l.
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]dẽļ (with genitive)
- because of
- vētras dēļ ― because of the storm
- on account of
- vecuma dēļ ― on account of old age
- on the ground of
- mazgadības dēļ ― on the ground of youth
- owing to
- through
- neuzmanības dēļ ― through carelessness
- for
- tā vai cita iemesla dēļ ― for some reason or other
- viņa dēļ ― for his sake
- es uztraucos tevis dēļ ― I am anxious for you
- due to
Livonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dēļ
Declension
[edit]| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | dēļ | dēļõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | dēļ | dēļõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | dēļõ | dēļidi |
| dative (datīv) | dēļõn | dēļõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | dēļõks | dēļõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | dēļõ | dēļiž |
| inessive (inesīv) | dēļšõ | dēļis |
| elative (elatīv) | dēļštõ | dēļist |
References
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- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian words with level intonation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian prepositions
- Latvian prepositions with genitive
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Livonian terms borrowed from Latvian
- Livonian terms derived from Latvian
- Livonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Livonian lemmas
- Livonian nouns