bārenis
Latvian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bàːɾɛnis]
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Noun
bārenis m (2nd declension, feminine form: bārene)
- (male) orphan (a boy who has lost one or both parents)
- apaļš bārenis ― full orphan (one who lost both parents)
- kļūt bārenim ― to become an orphan
- bāreņu aizbildnis ― orphan guardian
- pierādīt vajag, ka ir apaļš bārenis, ne tēva, ne mātes ― (he) needs to prove that he is a full orphan without father and mother
Declension
Declension of bārenis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | bārenis | bāreņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | bāreni | bāreņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | bāreņa | bāreņu |
| dative (datīvs) | bārenim | bāreņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | bāreni | bāreņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | bārenī | bāreņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | bāreni | bāreņi |
Synonyms
- bāra bērns, bārabērns
- (rare term) bāris
Related terms
- (poetic) bārs
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “bāris”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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