semikols

Latvian
Semikols

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately from the Latin semi- +‎ and the word kols (“colon”) (q.v.), imitating formations like English semicolon.

Pronunciation

Noun

semikols m (1st declension)

  1. (orthography) semicolon (punctuation mark (;) usually indicating a pause longer than that of a comma)
    semikols ir samērā spēcīga atdalītājpieturzīme, ko galvenokārt lieto, lai krasāk nošķirtu atsevišķas salikta teikuma daļas ― the semicolon is a rather strong separation mark, used primarily to distinguish sharply between parts of a composite sentence

Declension
Declension of semikols (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) semikols semikoli
accusative (akuzatīvs) semikolu semikolus
genitive (ģenitīvs) semikola semikolu
dative (datīvs) semikolam semikoliem
instrumental (instrumentālis) semikolu semikoliem
locative (lokatīvs) semikolā semikolos
vocative (vokatīvs) semikols semikoli

See also
Punctuation marks (pieturzīmes):
  • semikols ;
  • slīpsvītra /
  • vienpēdiņas ‘’
  • zvaigznīte *
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