sakne

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *šaknīs from Proto-Indo-European *ḱak- (“branch, stick”) (whence also sakas (q.v.)). Cognate with Lithuanian šaknis, Old Prussian sagnis (*saknis). Originally a feminine i-stem.

Noun

sakne f (5th declension)

1. root
2. (arithmetic) root (of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression)
3. (mathematical analysis) root (zero of a function)
4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (mathematics) radix
5. (linguistics, grammar) root

Declension

Declension of sakne (5th)

	singular	plural
nominative	sakne	saknes
genitive	saknes	sakņu
dative	saknei	saknēm
accusative	sakni	saknes
instrumental	sakni	saknēm
locative	saknē	saknēs
vocative	sakne	saknes

Derived terms

• kvadrātsakne
• kubsakne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sakne (present tense saknar, past tense sakna, past participle sakna, passive infinitive saknast, present participle saknande, imperative sakne/sakn)

1. alternative form of sakna