Noun: salnis
Hyphenation:
Gender: Masculine
Declension:
Singular
| Nominative | salnis |
| Accusative | salni |
| Genitive | saļņa |
| Dative | salnim |
| Instrumental | salni |
| Locative | salnī |
| Vocative | salni |
Plural
| Nominative | saļņi |
| Accusative | saļņus |
| Genitive | saļņu |
| Dative | saļņiem |
| Instrumental | saļņiem |
| Locative | saļņos |
| Vocative | saļņi |
Sample Sentences
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zem salņa kājām sniegi / kā spilves pukojas (under the roan's feet (= hooves) the snow / grumbles like cotton grass)
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jātnieks zirgu noglauda: “salni, mans salni, ko krākdams tu kārpies...” (the rider stroked the horse: “roan, my roan, how noisily you paw...”)
Etymology
From salns (“frosty”), made into a 2nd-declension masculine noun.
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