labvakars
Latvian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (rare form) labsvakars
Etymology
[edit]From labvakar (“good evening”), made into a masculine first-declension noun (ending -s).
Noun
[edit]labvakars m (1st declension)
- good evening (the name of the evening greeting labvakar)
- sacīt, teikt labvakaru ― to say good evening
- (pa)dot labvakaru ― to give (= say) good evening
- Spodrīte sveicina; viņas labvakaru atņem jauna, spēcīga meita ― Spodrīte greeted; her good evening was received by a young, strong girl
- Brekšu ģimene patlaban ēda vakariņas, kad ienācēji padeva labvakaru ― the Brekis family was eating dinner when the newcomers gave (= said) good evening
- ienāc bez labvakara, / saņemsi no manām rokām / pilnu krūzi mēnesnīcas ― come without good evening (= greeting) / you will receive from my hands / a full pitcher of moonlight
Declension
[edit]Declension of labvakars (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | labvakars | labvakari |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | labvakaru | labvakarus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | labvakara | labvakaru |
| dative (datīvs) | labvakaram | labvakariem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | labvakaru | labvakariem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | labvakarā | labvakaros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | labvakar | labvakari |