cepure
See also: cepurē
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Baltic *kepur-, from a derived stem *kep-r̥-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“cover”). Cognates include Lithuanian kepùrė, Proto-Slavic *čepьcь (Russian чепе́ц (čepéc, “cap”), Belarusian чапе́ц (čapjéc, “cap”), Czech čepec (“cap”), čepice (“hat”), Polish czepek (“cap”)), Ancient Greek σκέπη (sképē, “cover, shade, protection”).[1]
Noun
[edit]cepure f (5th declension)
- hat (clothing accessory meant to cover the head)
- salmu cepure ― straw hat
- ziemas cepure ― winter hat
- pacelt, noņemt, uzlikt cepuri ― to remove one's hat
- bruņu cepure, bruņucepure ― helmet (lit. armored hat)
Declension
[edit]Declension of cepure (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | cepure | cepures |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | cepuri | cepures |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | cepures | cepuru |
| dative (datīvs) | cepurei | cepurēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | cepuri | cepurēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | cepurē | cepurēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | cepure | cepures |