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kāmis

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See also: kamis, Kamis, and kamış

Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)). Probably influenced by an Iranian language (Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (hamaēstar, “pest, one who makes mess”)).[1]

Noun

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kāmis m (2nd declension)

  1. hamster

Declension

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Declension of kāmis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) kāmis kāmji
accusative (akuzatīvs) kāmi kāmjus
genitive (ģenitīvs) kāmja kāmju
dative (datīvs) kāmim kāmjiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) kāmi kāmjiem
locative (lokatīvs) kāmī kāmjos
vocative (vokatīvs) kāmi kāmji

References

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  1. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 212
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