bāris – Latvian noun declension

Latvian noun forms of bāris

Noun: bāris
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine Declension:

Singular

Nominativebāris
Accusativebāri
Genitivebāra
Dativebārim
Instrumentalbāri
Locativebārī
Vocativebāri

Plural

Nominativebāri
Accusativebārus
Genitivebāru
Dativebāriem
Instrumentalbāriem
Locativebāros
Vocativebāri

Sample Sentences

  • bāra bērns, bārabērns (orphan child)
  • kļūt par bāri (to become an orphan)
  • netrūkst starp viņiem arī bāra bērnu, kam karš nolaupījis mātes glāstu un tēva padomu (among them, thereis no shortage of orphan children, from whom the war stole (their) mother's caresses and (their) father's advice)

Etymology

From the same stem as bārs (“lonely”) (q.v.), made into a second declension masculine noun (ending -is).

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