samts

samts

See also: Samts

Latvian

Alternative forms

  • samets (dialectal)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs
Proto-Hellenic *hwéks
Byzantine Greek ἕξ (héx)
Byzantine Greek ἑξα- (hexa-)
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Byzantine Greek μῐ́τος (mĭ́tos)
Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτος (hexámitos)bor.
Medieval Latin samitum
Old French samitbor.
Middle High German samīt
German Samtbor.
Latvian samts

    Borrowed from German Samt.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [samts]
    • Rhymes: -samts
    • Hyphenation: samts

    Noun

    samts m (1st declension)

    1. velvet (fabric with a very dense, fine, short pile on the right side)

    Declension

    Declension of samts (1st)
    singular
    (vienskaitlis)     		plural
    (daudzskaitlis)
    nominative samts samti
    genitive samta samtu
    dative samtam samtiem
    accusative samtu samtus
    instrumental samtu samtiem
    locative samtā samtos
    vocative samt samti

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    • samtains
    nouns
    • samtspārnis m

    Further reading

    • “samts” in Latviešu literārās valodas vārdnīca
    • “samts” in Mūsdienu latviešu valodas vārdnīca
    • samts at tezaurs.lv
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