pāksts

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *pāš-, from the same stem as paksis (“corner junction”): Proto-Indo-European *paḱ- (“to link, to strengthen; joining, connection”). In Latvian, an original *pās- lead to *pāstis (with an extra suffix -t), from which pākstis with an epenthetic k. Semantic evolution: “joint, connection” > “elongated seed cover with two connecting edges” > “dry fruit that opens along lengthwise cracks.” An etymological connection with Russian пасть (pastʹ, “(animal) maw”) has been suggested.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pâːksts]

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Noun

pāksts f (6th declension)

(botany) pod (a seed case for peas, beans, peppers, etc.)
sojas, zirņu, piparu pāksts ― soybean, pea, pepper pod

izlobīt pupas no pākstīm ― to shuck, shell beans from the pods

vārīt pupas ar visām pākstīm ― to boil beans with (their) whole pods

Declension

Declension of *pāksts* (6th)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	pāksts	pākstis
genitive	pāksts	pākšu
dative	pākstij	pākstīm
accusative	pāksti	pākstis
instrumental	pāksti	pākstīm
locative	pākstī	pākstīs
vocative	pāksts	pākstis

References

^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “pāksts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

[1] Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “pāksts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

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