vēders

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wēˀdera, from Proto-Indo-European *úderos. Compare Lithuanian vė́daras (“sausage; (colloquially) belly, intestines”), Sudovian wendoris (“belly, stomach”), Old Prussian weders (“belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvæ̂ːdæɾs]

Noun

vȩ̂dȩrs m (1st declension)

1. belly
2. abdomen
3. tummy
4. paunch
5. stomach

Declension

Declension of vēders (1st)

	singular	plural
nominative	vēders	vēderi
genitive	vēdera	vēderu
dative	vēderam	vēderiem
accusative	vēderu	vēderus
instrumental	vēderu	vēderiem
locative	vēderā	vēderos
vocative	vēders	vēderi