maksts – Latvian noun declension

Latvian noun forms of maksts

Noun: maksts
Hyphenation:
Gender: Feminine Declension:

Singular

Nominativemaksts
Accusativemaksti
Genitivemaksts
Dativemakstij
Instrumentalmaksti
Locativemakstī
Vocativemaksts

Plural

Nominativemakstis
Accusativemakstis
Genitivemakstu
Dativemakstīm
Instrumentalmakstīm
Locativemakstīs
Vocativemakstis

Sample Sentences

  • maksts gļotāda (vaginal mucosa)
  • maksts fizioloģija (vaginal physiology)
  • izvilkt zobenu no maksts (to draw a sword from its sheath)
  • iebāzt zobenu makstī (to put a sword in its sheath)
  • revolvera maksts (revolver holster)

Etymology

From the same stem as maks (“purse, pouch”) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *mak- (“(skin) bag, sack”), with an extra suffix -t. Cognates include Lithuanian makšti̇̀s.

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