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skudra
skudra
See also: skudrā
Latvian
Skudra
Alternative forms
Noun
skudra m
- (dialectal form) genitive singular form of skudrs
skudra f (4th declension)
- ant (many species of insects from the family Formicidae, usually forming big colonies)
- melnā skudra ― black ant
- lielā dzeltenā skudra ― big yellow ant
- sarkanās, rūsganās skudras ― red, rusty ants
- meža skudras ― forest ants
- skudru pūznis ― anthill
- skudru oliņas ― ant eggs
- skudru spirts ― ant alcohol (a solution of formic acid in ethanol)
- čakls kā skudra ― industrious as an ant
Declension
Declension of skudra (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | skudra | skudras |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | skudru | skudras |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | skudras | skudru |
| dative (datīvs) | skudrai | skudrām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | skudru | skudrām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | skudrā | skudrās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | skudra | skudras |
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “skudra”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7