zābaks

Latvian

Alternative forms

(dated form) zābaka

Etymology

An old, pre-13th-century borrowing from Old East Slavic забогъ (zabogŭ); cf. Russian сапо́г (sapóg), dialectal забог (zabog), already mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries, and also in 15th- and 16th-century family names. An old feminine variant zābaka, already attested in 17th-century dictionaries, persisted until the 19th century, when it finally disappeared.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [zàːbaks]

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Noun

zābaks m (1st declension)

boot (footwear with short or long tops)
viriešu, sieviešu zābaki ― men's, women's boots

gumijas zābaki ― rubber boots

slēpju, slidu zābaki ― ski, skate boots

garie zābaki ― long boots

zābaku saites, auklas ― boot laces

aizsaitēt zābakus ― to tie up (one's) boots

vilkt kājās zābakus ― to put boots on

Declension

Declension of *zābaks* (1st declension)
	singular	plural
nominative	zābaks	zābaki
genitive	zābaka	zābaku
dative	zābakam	zābakiem
accusative	zābaku	zābakus
instrumental	zābaku	zābakiem
locative	zābakā	zābakos
vocative	zābak	zābaki

References

^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zābaks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎^[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

[1] Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zābaks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎^[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

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