sorkons

See also: sarkans

Latgalian

Etymology

From the root of sarkt'(i) (“to blush, to become red”) +‎ -ons, from Proto-Indo-European *sor- (“red, reddish-brown”). Cognates include sarkans (“red, pink”), Lithuanian dialectal sárkanas (“bright, clear, light; pink”), Proto-Scythian *suxrí (“bright”), Persian سرخ (sorx, “red”), Northern Kurdish sor (“red”), Sanskrit शुक्र (śukra, “bright, resplendent”), Ossetian сырх (syrx, “red”).

Pronunciation

[sɒ́rkɒnt͡s], [sɒ́͡arkɒnt͡s]

Adjective

Sarkans

sorkons (comparative sorkonõks)

1. red

   jis nūsorka galeigai sorkons ― he blushed completely red

Synonyms

• raudons

Declension

Indefinite declension of sorkons (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	sorkons	sorkoni	sorkona	sorkonys, sorkonas1)
genitive	sorkona	sorkonu	sorkonys, sorkonas1)	sorkonu
dative	sorkonam	sorkonim	sorkonai	sorkonom
accusative	sorkonu	sorkonus	sorkonu	sorkonys, sorkonas1)
instrumental	sorkonu	sorkonim	sorkonu	sorkonom
locative	sorkonā	sorkonūs	sorkonā	sorkonuos
1) dialectal

Definite declension of sorkons (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	sorkonais, sorkonīs	sorkonī	sorkonuo	sorkonuos
genitive	sorkonuo	sorkonūs	sorkonuos	sorkonūs
dative	sorkonajam	sorkonajim	sorkonajai	sorkonajom
accusative	sorkonū	sorkonūs	sorkonū	sorkonuos
instrumental	sorkonū	sorkonajim	sorkonū	sorkonajom
locative	sorkonajā	sorkonajūs	sorkonajā	sorkonajuos

Related terms

• sorkonums
• sarkt'(i), sarknēt'(i)
• sõrts