tēvocis
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Latvian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (dialectal term) tēvucis
Etymology[edit]
From tēvs (“father”), with an extra element -oc ([ùots], maybe from *ōk); cf. Lithuanian tėvõkas (“older man; grandfather”), tėvùkas (“daddy; grandfather”). First attested in Kurzeme in the 18th century, this word has since then spread to other areas and entered the standard language.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tēvocis m (2nd declension, feminine form: tante)
- uncle (father's or mother's brother)
- mazais zēns kopā ar māti atbrauca no Rīgas pie lauku tēvoča ― the little boy, together with his mother, arrived from Riga at (his) country(side) uncle's (house, farm)
- kad piedzimst bērns, viņa tēvocis pa mātes līniju iestāda mājas priekšā vairākus mango kokus ― when a (new) child is born, his maternal uncle plants a number of mango trees in front of the house
- uncle (a grown man, in relation to a child, even if not the child's real uncle)
- “es te stāvu no pusseptiņiem”, uztraucas kāds tēvocis ― “I have been standing here since half past six,” some uncle complained
Declension[edit]
Declension of tēvocis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tēvocis | tēvoči |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tēvoci | tēvočus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tēvoča | tēvoču |
| dative (datīvs) | tēvocim | tēvočiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tēvoci | tēvočiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tēvocī | tēvočos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tēvoci | tēvoči |
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “tēvs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN