asaris

Latin

Noun

asarīs

1. dative/ablativepluralofasarum

Latvian

Asaris

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms)asars,aseris

Etymology

FromProto-Balto-Slavic*ašerā,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂eḱereh₂,from*h₂eḱ-(“sharp, pointed, angular; stone”)(whence alsoass(“sharp”),q.v.), with a suffix-er(<*-rós), also found in other Indo-European words related to “sharpness” from other languages (compareLithuanianašrùs,Latinācer(“sharp”),Ancient Greekἄκρος(ákros,“at the edge; pointed, sharp”),ἄκρον(ákron,“corner; edge; blade”),Sanskritअश्रि(áśri,“corner, edge, blade”)). In Latvian, the vowel in the suffix (e) assimilated to the preceding stem vowel (a); in Slavic languages, the stem vowel assimilated to the suffix vowel. Cognates includeLithuanianešerỹs,dialectalašerỹs,Proto-Slavic*esera(Polishdialectaljesiora(“fish bone”)).

Noun

asarism(2nd declension)

1. Europeanperch(speciesoffish,Perca fluviatilis,withblackback,greenishsidesandabdomen,andreddishbelly)

   izmakšķerētasari―to fish, catch aperch

   jūrasasaris―redfish (lit. seaperch)

Declension

Declension ofasaris(2nd declension)

	singular(vienskaitlis)	plural(daudzskaitlis)
nominative(nominatīvs)	asaris	asari
genitive(ģenitīvs)	asara	asaru
dative(datīvs)	asarim	asariem
accusative(akuzatīvs)	asari	asarus
instrumental(instrumentālis)	asari	asariem
locative(lokatīvs)	asarī	asaros
vocative(vokatīvs)	asari	asari