priekšmets

Latvian

Etymology

From priekš- (“before, ahead of”) +‎ mest (“to throw”), converted to a 1st-declension masculine noun. A calque of Latin obiectum; compare Polish przedmiot, Czech předmět.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɾìɛ̯kʃmæt͡s]

Noun

prìekšmȩts m (1st declension)

  1. object, thing
  2. subject (field of study)
  3. (grammar) subject
    teikuma priekšmets ― subject of a sentence

Declension

Declension of priekšmets (1st)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative priekšmets priekšmeti
genitive priekšmeta priekšmetu
dative priekšmetam priekšmetiem
accusative priekšmetu priekšmetus
instrumental priekšmetu priekšmetiem
locative priekšmetā priekšmetos
vocative priekšmet priekšmeti
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