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Tapirs
tapirs
tapirs
See also: Tapirs
Latvian
Tapirs
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Tupinambá tapiira (“tapir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tapiɾs]
Noun
tapirs m (1st declension)
- tapir (odd-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, genus Tapirus, with a prehensile upper lip)
- tapiri ir labi peldētāji ― tapirs are good swimmers
- maiji medīja briežus, tapirus ar bultām un šķēpiem ― the Mayans hunted tapirs with bows and spears
Declension
Declension of tapirs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tapirs | tapiri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tapiru | tapirus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tapira | tapiru |
| dative (datīvs) | tapiram | tapiriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tapiru | tapiriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tapirā | tapiros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tapir | tapiri |