bārdainis

Latvian

Bārdainis

Etymology

From the adjective bārdains (“bearded”) (itself from bārda (“beard”) +‎ -ains), made into a masculine 2nd-conjugation noun (ending -is).

Pronunciation

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Noun

bārdainis m (2nd declension)

  1. bearded man
    bārdaiņiem un ūsaiņiem gadās tā, ka ūsas tumšas, bet bārda gaiša, un otrādi ― it happens to bearded men and mustached men that the mustache is dark while the beard is light, or vice-versa
    bārdainis pasniedza roku ― the bearded man stretched, offered (his) hand

Declension

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