ugunskurs
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently a compound, from uguns (“fire”) and the stem found in the verb kurt (“to light, to ignite”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ugunskurs m (1st declension)
- fire, bonfire, campfire (a heap of flammable materials burning to provide heat)
- sildīties pie ugunskura ― to warm up by the (camp)fire
- dedzināt ugunskura ― to light the fire
- cept kartupeļus ugunskurā ― to bake the potatoes in the (camp)fire
- krastmalā bija sakurts ugunskurs, ap kuru sildījās ostas strādnieki ― on the waterfront a fire was lit, around which the harbor workers warmed themselves
Declension[edit]
Declension of ugunskurs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ugunskurs | ugunskuri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ugunskuru | ugunskurus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ugunskura | ugunskuru |
| dative (datīvs) | ugunskuram | ugunskuriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ugunskuru | ugunskuriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ugunskurā | ugunskuros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ugunskur | ugunskuri |