šunelis
Latvian
Etymology
Possibly from an (unattested) variant *šuns of suns (“dog”) (compare Proto-Baltic *šunas (“dog”)).[1]
Noun
šunelis m (2nd declension)
- little dog; diminutive of suns
- kādam skolas kaimiņam bija šunelis, tāds kucēns, kuram tomēr bija skaļa balss ― one of the school neighbors had a little dog, a puppy that, however, had a loud voice
Declension
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | šunelis | šuneļi |
| genitive | šuneļa | šuneļu |
| dative | šunelim | šuneļiem |
| accusative | šuneli | šuneļus |
| instrumental | šuneli | šuneļiem |
| locative | šunelī | šuneļos |
| vocative | šuneli | šuneļi |
Synonyms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “suns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
Etymology
Noun
šunẽlis m (plural šunẽliai) stress pattern 2
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | šunẽlis | šunẽliai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | šunẽlio | šunẽlių |
| dative (naudininkas) | šunẽliui | šunẽliams |
| accusative (galininkas) | šunẽlį | šuneliùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | šuneliù | šunẽliais |
| locative (vietininkas) | šunẽlyje | šunẽliuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | šunẽli | šunẽliai |