citronkoks

Latvian

Citronkoks

Etymology

From citrons (“lemon”) +‎ koks (“tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tsitɾonkùoks]

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Noun

citronkoks m (1st declension)

1. lemon tree (small evergreen tree with yellow, aromatic, sour fruits, sp. Citrus limon)

   banāns nav vienīgais aizjūras zemju pārstāvis Kolimā; tam blakus labi jūtas citronkoki ― banana trees are not the only representatives of oversea lands in the Kolyma region; lemon trees also feel comfortable (there) next to them

   izdevās mājas apstākļos izaudzēt nelielu citronkoku, kas pēc ziedēšanas deva augļus: īstus citronus ― (we) managed to grow in domestic conditions a small lemon tree, which after flowering brought forth fruit: real lemons

Declension

Declension of citronkoks (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	citronkoks	citronkoki
accusative (akuzatīvs)	citronkoku	citronkokus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	citronkoka	citronkoku
dative (datīvs)	citronkokam	citronkokiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	citronkoku	citronkokiem
locative (lokatīvs)	citronkokā	citronkokos
vocative (vokatīvs)	citronkok	citronkoki

Synonyms

• citrons