ronis

Latvian

Ronis

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Baltic *ruon-, probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *rew-, *row- (“to run, to rush, to hurry”) with an extra n. The meaning evolution was probably: “run, hurry (together)” > “to be in a group, herd”, “to be fecund, to be fertile, to rut; to be cheerful, neat” > “neat, cheerful, fertile animal living in groups” > “seal.” Cognates include Lithuanian rúonis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾūōnis]

Noun

ronis m (2nd declension)

1. seal (several species of mammals of the family Phocidae)

   roņu dzimte – the seal family (= Phocidae)

   roņu tauki – seal fat

   roņu mednieks – seal hunter

   pelēkais ronis – gray seal

   roņi parasti turas baros – seals usually stay in groups

   Ieva peldēja slikti, bet es ūdenī jutos kā ronis – Ieva swam badly, but I felt like a seal in water

Declension

Declension of ronis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ronis	roņi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	roni	roņus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	roņa	roņu
dative (datīvs)	ronim	roņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	roni	roņiem
locative (lokatīvs)	ronī	roņos
vocative (vokatīvs)	roni	roņi

Derived terms

• pelēkais ronis