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lācene

lācene

See also: lācenē

Latvian

Lācene ar lācēniem

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lâːtsɛnɛ]

Noun

lācene f (5th declension)

  1. female bear, she-bear
    lācene ar lācēniem ― a she-bear with cubs
Declension
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Etymology 2

Lācenes (2)

Apparently from lācis just like the term for a female bear. This could be further supported by the fact that LĒL lists two Livonian terms for cloudberry, kurgmōŗa (literally crane berry) and okšmōŗa (literally bear berry), with the latter proscribed,[1] which would suggest it is a calque from Latvian.

Noun

lācene f (5th declension)

  1. cloudberry, sp. Rubus chamaemorus; a cloudberry plant; a fruit of a cloudberry plant

References

  1. Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA