kajaks
See also: Kajaks
Latvian
Etymology
Apparently borrowed from Estonian kajakas (“seagull”), dialectal kajak, but, given Latvian kaija (“seagull”), and since ak is a formative element often found in Indo-European animal names, Latvian kajaks may have been the original word and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Estonian kajakas the borrowing.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
kajaks m (1st declension)
- common gull, also known as mew gull (Larus canus).
- kajaku brēcieni ― common gull cries, squawks
- mazāk pie mums Latvijā ligzdo kajaks, un tam līdzīgā, krietni prāvākā sudrabkaija ― less (often) the common gull nests by us in Latvia, and also the similar, (but) much larger, silver gull
Declension
Declension of kajaks (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | kajaks | kajaki |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | kajaku | kajakus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | kajaka | kajaku |
| dative (datīvs) | kajakam | kajakiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | kajaku | kajakiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | kajakā | kajakos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | kajak | kajaki |
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kaija”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Swedish
Noun
kajaks