burtstabiņš

Latvian
Burtstabiņi

Etymology

From burts (“letter”) +‎ stabiņš (“block”) (with stabiņš from stabs (“pole, post”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”)).
Possibly a calque of German "Buchstabe"

Pronunciation
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Noun

burtstabiņš m (1st declension)

  1. (typography) type, font (typesetting printing unit; a little metal block with a letter engraved on one side)
    svina, koka burtstabiņi ― lead, wooden types

Declension
Declension of burtstabiņš (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) burtstabiņš burtstabiņi
accusative (akuzatīvs) burtstabiņu burtstabiņus
genitive (ģenitīvs) burtstabiņa burtstabiņu
dative (datīvs) burtstabiņam burtstabiņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) burtstabiņu burtstabiņiem
locative (lokatīvs) burtstabiņā burtstabiņos
vocative (vokatīvs) burtstabiņ burtstabiņi

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