mājlops
Latvian
Etymology
From māja (“house”) + lops (“animal”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
mājlops m (1st declension)
- larger farm animals, livestock (usually mammals: cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, etc.)
- no ganībām pārnāk govis, citus mājlopus nemana ― the cows came from the pastures, other livestock were not noticed
- vecā gada vakarā Lazdu māte izslauca kazu, dzimtas vienīgo mājlopu ― last year in the summer mother Lazda milked the goat, the family's only livestock
Declension
Declension of mājlops (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | mājlops | mājlopi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | mājlopu | mājlopus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | mājlopa | mājlopu |
| dative (datīvs) | mājlopam | mājlopiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | mājlopu | mājlopiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | mājlopā | mājlopos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | mājlop | mājlopi |