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smiltis

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (to grind, crush), see also Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), Old Norse mǫlr, Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (soft, mild).[1]

Noun

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smiltis f pl (6th declension)

  1. sand
  2. sands

Declension

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Declension of smiltis (6th declension)
singular plural
nominative smiltis
genitive smilšu
dative smiltīm
accusative smiltis
instrumental smiltīm
locative smiltīs
vocative smiltis

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “716-19”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 716-19