kurmis
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Per Karulis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥mis [thus a doublet of Proto-Balto-Slavic *kirmis (“worm”), whence Lithuanian kirmis, Latvian ķirmis, cirmenis (“woodworm, grub”)]
Karulis also mentions ķirmis and the e-grade cērme (“roundworm, parasitic nematode”) as cognates, he also points to Finnish kurmu (“deer gadfly larva”) which could be a borrowing from Baltic.[1] In Sanskrit, krmi (कृमि) means worm.
Derksen does not give a conclusive etymology.
Noun[edit]
kurmis m (2nd declension)
- mole (animal)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kurmis (2nd declension)
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kurmis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
kùrmis m (plural kùrmiai) stress pattern 1
- mole (animal)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kùrmis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kùrmis | kùrmiai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kùrmio | kùrmių |
| dative (naudininkas) | kùrmiui | kùrmiams |
| accusative (galininkas) | kùrmį | kùrmius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kùrmiu | kùrmiais |
| locative (vietininkas) | kùrmyje | kùrmiuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kùrmi | kùrmiai |