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ziedonis

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Latvian

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Etymology

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Coined by Atis Kronvalds in 1868 from zieds (“flower”) +‎ -onis.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ziedonis m (2nd declension)

  1. (poetic) spring, springtime (the season when plants and trees blossom)
    ziedoņa rīts ― a spring morning
    ziedoņa vēsma ― a spring breeze
    ābele ziedonī ― an apple tree in spring
    dzīves ziedonis ― the spring of life (i.e., youth)
    mīlestības ziedonis ― the spring of love

Declension

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Declension of ziedonis (2nd)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative ziedonis ziedoņi
genitive ziedoņa ziedoņu
dative ziedonim ziedoņiem
accusative ziedoni ziedoņus
instrumental ziedoni ziedoņiem
locative ziedonī ziedoņos
vocative ziedoni ziedoņi

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.
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