burtstabiņš

== Latvian == === Etymology === From burts (“letter”) +‎ stabiņš (“block”) (with stabiņš from stabs (“pole, post”) +‎ -iņš (“dim.”)). Possibly a phono-semantic matching of German Buchstabe. === Pronunciation === === Noun === burtstabiņš m (1st declension) (typography) type, font (typesetting printing unit; a little metal block with a letter engraved on one side) svina, koka burtstabiņi ― lead, wooden types ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== burts litera