asmens

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ašmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed, edgy”), with a suffix -men. Etymologically, this is a doublet of akmens (“stone”), with a different development of *ḱ, perhaps because of Proto-Indo-European dialectal differences. Cognates include Lithuanian ãšmenys (pl. only; compare dialectal singular ašmuõ, genitive ašmeñs, Sanskrit अश्रि (áśri, “corner, edge, blade”), अश्मन् (aśman, “stone, rock, firmament”).

Noun

asmens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive)

1. (cutting) edge, blade (the sharp part of a cutting or piercing tool or weapon)

   cirvja, zobena asmens ― ax, sword blade

   kabatas nazis ar diviem asmeņiem ― a pocket knife with two edges

   asināt tērauda asmeņus ― to sharpen steel blades

Declension

Declension of asmens (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	asmens	asmeņi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	asmeni	asmeņus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	asmens	asmeņu
dative (datīvs)	asmenim	asmeņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	asmeni	asmeņiem
locative (lokatīvs)	asmenī	asmeņos
vocative (vokatīvs)	asmeni	asmeņi

Lithuanian

Noun

asmẽns m

1. genitive singular of asmuo