aizmārša

== Latvian == === Etymology === From *aizmarša (with intonational lengthening from àr to ā̀r), from aizmirst (“to forget”) (itself from aiz- +‎ the (now dialectal) verb mirst (“to forget”)), in a different ablaut form, with a instead of i. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [àizmàːɾʃa] === Noun === aizmārša m or f (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular) forgetful person viņš ir tīrais aizmārša! ― he is such a forgetful person! vecais aizmārša! Videkranu neatceries! ― forgetful old man! you don't remember Videkrans! mēs taču nevaram būt tādi aizmāršas, kas neatceras vairs vārdu, ko devuši gada sākumā ― but we cannot be such forgetful people who no longer remember the word they gave at the beginning of the year ==== Usage notes ==== The term aizmārša is ambigenous. It is masculine when it refers to males and feminine when it refers to females. It is, however, always declined as a feminine noun, with the exception of its dative singular form, which is aizmāršam when it refers to a male and aizmāršai when it refers to a female. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aizmāršīgs aizmāršība ==== Related terms ==== aizmirsība, aizmirsīgs aizmirst aizmirstība === References ===