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slepkava
slepkava
See also: slepkavā
Latvian
Noun
slepkava m, f (4th declension)
- killer, murderer (a person who has committed murder, who has illegally killed someone)
- pēc nožņaugšanas slepkava atstājis līķi turpat ratos ― after strangulation the murderer left a dead body right there, in the horse-drawn carriage
- redzot, ka esesietis nošauj cilvēku no koncentrācijas nometnes, kautrīgais, bērnišķīgais Vīze naidā metas uz slepkavu ― seeing that the SS's shot people from the concentration camp, the shy, childish Vīze in hatred threw himself on the murderer
Declension
Declension of slepkava (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | slepkava | slepkavas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | slepkavu | slepkavas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | slepkavas | slepkavu |
| dative (datīvs) | slepkavam, slepkavai | slepkavām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | slepkavu | slepkavām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | slepkavā | slepkavās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | slepkava | slepkavas |
Usage notes
The term slepkava is ambigenous. It is masculine when it refers to males and feminine when it refers to females. It is, however, always declined as a feminine noun, with the exception of its dative singular form, which is slepkavam when it refers to a male and slepkavai when it refers to a female.
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References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “slepkava”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7