Definify.com

Definition 2024

runcis

runcis

Latvian

Runcis

Noun

runcis m (2nd declension)

  1. male cat, tom cat, he-cat
    kad runča nav mājās, tad peles virs galda lēkā‎ ― when the tomcat is not home, the mice jump over the table

Declension

See also

References

  1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “runcis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Etymology

The origin of this word is unclear. It is possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *rew-, *rū-, *ru- ‎(“to run, to rush”), via a previous adjective *runs, *rūns, on the model of brūns ‎(“brown”), bruncis ‎(“brown, bay horse”) (a variant of brūnis). Others have suggested that runcis is related to runa ‎(“talk”); yet others, to rūkt ‎(“to growl; to roar”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾūntsis]

Similar Results