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kapibara
kapibara
See also: kapibarā
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Tupinambá ka'apiûara (“slender grass/leaf eater”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kapibaɾa]
Noun
kapibara f (4th declension)
- capybara (large South American rodent, especially Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
- kapibarai ir vairākas īpašības, kas piemērotas dzīvei ūdenī ― the capybara has many properties suitable for life in water
- kapibaru barā parasti ir 10-20 indivīdu ― in a capybara herd there usually are 10-20 individuals
Declension
Declension of kapibara (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | kapibara | kapibaras |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | kapibaru | kapibaras |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | kapibaras | kapibaru |
| dative (datīvs) | kapibarai | kapibarām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | kapibaru | kapibarām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | kapibarā | kapibarās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | kapibara | kapibaras |
Slovene
Noun
kapibára f (genitive kapibáre, nominative plural kapibáre)
- capybara (rodent)
Declension
Declension of kapibára (feminine, a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kapibára | kapibári | kapibáre |
| accusative | kapibáro | kapibári | kapibáre |
| genitive | kapibáre | kapibár | kapibár |
| dative | kapibári | kapibárama | kapibáram |
| locative | kapibári | kapibárah | kapibárah |
| instrumental | kapibáro | kapibárama | kapibárami |