zirnis
See also: žirnis
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Baltic *žírˀnjas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀna, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. In Eastern Baltic, this word narrowed its meaning from “grain” to only one kind of grain, “pea”.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]zirnis m (2nd declension)
- pea (several plants of the family Fabaceae, especially Pisum sativum)
- dārza zirnis ― garden pea
- lauka zirnis ― field pea
- sējas zirnis ― sowing pea (Pisum sativum)
- pea (the grain of these plants, especially Pisum sativum)
- zirņu pāksts ― pea pod
- lobīt zirņus ― to shuck, shell peas (pea pods)
- kaltēt zirņus ― to dry peas
- pelēkie zirņi ar speķi ― gray peas with bacon
- zirņu zupa ― pea soup
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zirnis | zirņi |
| genitive | zirņa | zirņu |
| dative | zirnim | zirņiem |
| accusative | zirni | zirņus |
| instrumental | zirni | zirņiem |
| locative | zirnī | zirņos |
| vocative | zirni | zirņi |
References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “zirnis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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