dzenis

See also: Dzenis and Dženis

Latvian

Etymology

From the root of Proto-Balto-Slavic *genˀtei, according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”), see also Proto-Slavic *gъnati (“to hunt, pursue”). Cognate with Lithuanian genys.

Noun

dzenis m (2nd declension)

1. woodpecker
2. flicker

Declension

Declension of dzenis (2nd)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	dzenis	dzeņi
genitive	dzeņa	dzeņu
dative	dzenim	dzeņiem
accusative	dzeni	dzeņus
instrumental	dzeni	dzeņiem
locative	dzenī	dzeņos
vocative	dzeni	dzeņi

See also

• dzilna

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 491-93