asmens

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *ašmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed, edgy”), with a suffix -men. Etymologically, this is a doublet of akmens (“stone”), with a different development of *ḱ, perhaps because of Proto-Indo-European dialectal differences. Cognates include Lithuanian ãšmenys (pl. only; compare dialectal singular ašmuõ, genitive ašmeñs, Sanskrit अश्रि (áśri, “corner, edge, blade”), अश्मन् (aśman, “stone, rock, firmament”). === Noun === asmens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive) (cutting) edge, blade (the sharp part of a cutting or piercing tool or weapon) cirvja, zobena asmens ― ax, sword blade kabatas nazis ar diviem asmeņiem ― a pocket knife with two edges asināt tērauda asmeņus ― to sharpen steel blades ==== Declension ==== === References === == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɐ²ˈsʲmʲɛnˑs] Rhymes: -ɛnˑs Syllabification: a‧smeñs === Noun === asmẽns m genitive singular of asmuo