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. (mathematics) radix
3. (linguistics, grammar) root

Declension

Declension of sakne (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	sakne	saknes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	sakni	saknes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	saknes	sakņu
dative (datīvs)	saknei	saknēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	sakni	saknēm
locative (lokatīvs)	saknē	saknēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	sakne	saknes

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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