zobakmens
Latvian
Zobakmens
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Pronunciation
Noun
zobakmens m (2nd declension)
- (medicine, anatomy) tartar, dental calculus (a hard, yellow deposit on the teeth)
- noņemt zobakmeni ― to remove tartar
- ja regulāri netīra zobus, mīkstie nogulsnējumi pamazām piesūcas ar minerālvielām, kļūst iedzelteni, sacietē un pārvēršas zobakmenī ― if one does not regularly cleans (one's) teeth, the soft deposits gradually absorb mineral salts and become yellowish, hardens and turns into tartar
- sevišķi aktīvi zobakmens veidojas, ja ir iekaisušas smaganas ― tartar is formed particularly actively when the gums are inflamed
Declension
Declension of zobakmens (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zobakmens | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zobakmeni | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zobakmens | — |
| dative (datīvs) | zobakmenim | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zobakmeni | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | zobakmenī | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | zobakmeni | — |
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