"velniņš" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Latvian]

Etymology: From velns (“devil”) + -iņš (“dim.”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|diminutive|dim.}} dim., {{suffix|lv|velns|iņš|gloss1=devil|gloss2=dim.}} velns (“devil”) + -iņš (“dim.”) Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} velniņš m, {{lv-noun|m|1st}} velniņš m (1st declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|velniņ|š|1st|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-1|velniņ|š|4=|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|velniņš|velniņi|velniņu|velniņus|velniņa|velniņu|velniņam|velniņiem|velniņu|velniņiem|velniņā|velniņos|velniņ|velniņi|type=1st declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-1 [table-tags], velniņš [nominative, singular], velniņi [nominative, plural], velniņu [accusative, singular], velniņus [accusative, plural], velniņa [genitive, singular], velniņu [genitive, plural], velniņam [dative, singular], velniņiem [dative, plural], velniņu [instrumental, singular], velniņiem [instrumental, plural], velniņā [locative, singular], velniņos [locative, plural], velniņ [singular, vocative], velniņi [plural, vocative]
  1. little devil; young, not fully grown devil; diminutive of velns Tags: declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-velniņš-lv-noun-5HOsItxt Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian first declension nouns in -š, Latvian terms suffixed with -iņš Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Latvian first declension nouns in -š: 60 40 Disambiguation of Latvian terms suffixed with -iņš: 66 34
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) some, usually unexpected or inappropriate, mental state or emotion Tags: colloquial, declension-1, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-velniņš-lv-noun-2aADtoUh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: velnēns

Inflected forms

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          "velns#Latvian"
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