astains
Latvian
Etymology
From ast(e) (“tail”) + -ains.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
astains (definite astainais, adverb astaini)
- caudate, tailed, having a tail, provided with a tail
- astainie abinieki ― caudate amphibians (order Urodela)
- pie astaino abinieku kārtas pieder salamandru dzimtas 2 sugas: mazais un lielais tritons ― two species of salamander belong to the order of caudate amphibians (Urodela): the small and the large triton
Declension
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||
| nominative | astains | astaini | astaina | astainas | |
| genitive | astaina | astainu | astainas | astainu | |
| dative | astainam | astainiem | astainai | astainām | |
| accusative | astainu | astainus | astainu | astainas | |
| instrumental | astainu | astainiem | astainu | astainām | |
| locative | astainā | astainos | astainā | astainās | |
| vocative | — | — | — | — | |
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||
| nominative | astainais | astainie | astainā | astainās | |
| genitive | astainā | astaino | astainās | astaino | |
| dative | astainajam | astainajiem | astainajai | astainajām | |
| accusative | astaino | astainos | astaino | astainās | |
| instrumental | astaino | astainajiem | astaino | astainajām | |
| locative | astainajā | astainajos | astainajā | astainajās | |
| vocative | astaino, astainais | astainie | astaino, astainā | astainās | |