sermulis

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Latvian

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 sermulis on Latvian Wikipedia
Sermulis (vasarā)
Sermulis (ziemā)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *serm- +‎ -ulis, from Proto-Baltic *šerm-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“gray color”) with an extra -m (whence also Latvian sirms (“gray”), q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian šarmuõ, šermuõ, šermuonė̃lis, Old High German harmo, German Hermelin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sermulis m (2nd declension)

  1. stoat, ermine (a mustelid species of the weasel family, Mustela erminea, whose fur becomes completely white in winter)
    sermuļa āda, sermuļāda ― ermine fur
    sermuļa apkakle ― ermine (fur) collar
    sermulis ir ļoti derīgs dzīvnieks, jo iznīcina daudz peļu ― the stoat is a very useful animal, because it kills many mice
    sermulis medī žurkas, ūdensžurkas, peles, sīkos putnus, uzbrūk pat irbēm un zaķiem ― the stoat hunts rats, water rats, mice, little birds, attacking even partridges and hares

Declension

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Declension of sermulis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) sermulis sermuļi
accusative (akuzatīvs) sermuli sermuļus
genitive (ģenitīvs) sermuļa sermuļu
dative (datīvs) sermulim sermuļiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) sermuli sermuļiem
locative (lokatīvs) sermulī sermuļos
vocative (vokatīvs) sermuli sermuļi

Derived terms

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References

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