smiltis

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”), see also Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), Old Norse mǫlr, Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“soft, mild”).[1]

Noun

smiltis f pl (6th declension)

  1. sand
  2. sands

Declension

Declension of smiltis (6th)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative — smiltis
genitive — smilšu
dative — smiltīm
accusative — smiltis
instrumental — smiltīm
locative — smiltīs
vocative — smiltis

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “716-19”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 716-19
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