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knislis
knislis
Latvian
Alternative forms
Noun
knislis m (2nd declension)
- blackfly (small insects of the order Diptera (family: Simuliidae) that suck blood and resemble flies)
- knislis sīc ― the blackfly is buzzing
- jaukā laikā odi un knišļi cēlās augstu gaisā ― in nice weather the mosquitos and blackflies rise high in the air
- pie assinssūcējiem divspārņiem pieder odi, knišļi, miģeles, mušas un dunduri ― to the bloodsucking diptera belong: mosquitos, blackflies, midges, flies and horseflies
Declension
Declension of knislis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | knislis | knišļi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | knisli | knišļus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | knišļa | knišļu |
dative (datīvs) | knislim | knišļiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | knisli | knišļiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | knislī | knišļos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | knisli | knišļi |
See also
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “knislis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7