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censonis
censonis
Latvian
Noun
censonis m (2nd declension, feminine form: censone)
- striver, fighter, assiduous person (someone who, while overcoming difficulties, tries to achieve a goal; someone who dedicates himself, all his strength, to a goal)
- dzīves sūrums agrāk apraka jauno censoņu sapņus ― life's bitterness soon buried the young fighters' dreams
- viņš domā par censoņiem, viņu sapņiem, viņu cīniņiem ― he thought about the strivers, their dreams, their struggles
Declension
Declension of censonis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | censonis | censoņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | censoni | censoņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | censoņa | censoņu |
| dative (datīvs) | censonim | censoņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | censoni | censoņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | censonī | censoņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | censoni | censoņi |
Related terms
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “censties”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7