zīdainis
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From zīst (past stem: zīd-) (“to suck, to suckle”) + -ains, made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zīdainis m (2nd declension, feminine form: zīdaine)
- infant, baby (child in its first year of life, when its basic food is mother's milk)
- zīdaiņa kopšana ― baby care
- zīdaiņa uzturs ― baby nutrition, diet
- zīdaiņa vecums ― infancy (lit. baby age)
- (colloquial) naive person
- Edžus apsaukā mani par zīdaini: “zīdaini, cik ir divreiz divi?” ― Edžus called me a baby: “baby, how much is two times two?”
Usage notes[edit]
The feminine form zīdaine is attested but rather rare.
Declension[edit]
Declension of zīdainis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zīdainis | zīdaiņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zīdaini | zīdaiņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zīdaiņa | zīdaiņu |
| dative (datīvs) | zīdainim | zīdaiņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zīdaini | zīdaiņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | zīdainī | zīdaiņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | zīdaini | zīdaiņi |
Synonyms[edit]
- mazulis m
See also[edit]
- bēbis m