ģerbonis
Latvian
Etymology
Neologism by Juris Alunāns, initially as ģerbons, first in print in 1862. Based on Russian герб (gerb), from Polish herb, from Czech erb, herb from German Erbe.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɟæ̀rbùonis]
- IPA(key): [ɟæ̂ːrbuonis]
Usage notes
Very commonly misspelled as ģērbonis, those who spell it correctly might still pronounce it with a long ē.
Declension
Declension of ģerbonis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ģerbonis | ģerboņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ģerboni | ģerboņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ģerboņa | ģerboņu |
| dative (datīvs) | ģerbonim | ģerboņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ģerboni | ģerboņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ģerbonī | ģerboņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ģerboni | ģerboņi |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ģerbonis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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