pamats

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pa- (under) +‎ the same stem as the verb mest (to throw). Cognates include Lithuanian pãmatas.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

pamats m (1st declension)

  1. base, basis, foundation

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “pamats”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN