velnēns

Latvian[edit]

From velns (“devil”) +‎ -ēns.

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velnēns m (1st declension)

(mythology) young, not fully grown devil, demon
viens no mazajiem velnēniem iečukst vecajam, ka ellē vairs neesot naudas ― one of the smaller young demons whispered to the old one that there isn't money in hell

Declension of velnēns (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	velnēns	velnēni
accusative (akuzatīvs)	velnēnu	velnēnus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	velnēna	velnēnu
dative (datīvs)	velnēnam	velnēniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	velnēnu	velnēniem
locative (lokatīvs)	velnēnā	velnēnos
vocative (vokatīvs)	velnēn	velnēni