lācene

See also: lācenē

Latvian
Lācene ar lācēniem

Etymology 1

From lācis (“bear”) +‎ -ene (“fem.”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lâːtsɛnɛ]
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Noun

lācene f (5th declension)

  1. female bear, she-bear
    lācene ar lācēniem ― a she-bear with cubs
Declension
Declension of lācene (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) lācene lācenes
accusative (akuzatīvs) lāceni lācenes
genitive (ģenitīvs) lācenes lāceņu
dative (datīvs) lācenei lācenēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) lāceni lācenēm
locative (lokatīvs) lācenē lācenēs
vocative (vokatīvs) lācene lācenes

Etymology 2
Lācenes (2)

Apparently from lācis just like the term for a female bear. This could be further supported by the fact that LĒL lists two Livonian terms for cloudberry, kurgmōŗa (literally “crane berry”) and okšmōŗa (literally “bear berry”), with the latter proscribed,[1] which would suggest it is a calque from Latvian.

Noun

lācene f (5th declension)

  1. cloudberry, sp. Rubus chamaemorus; a cloudberry plant; a fruit of a cloudberry plant

References
  1. Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
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