punšs

Latvian

Etymology

From English punch, probably via German Punsch. Alternative historical forms: punšis, punčis. First attested use – 1803.^[1] In English from Hindi पाँच (pā̃c, “five”) denoting five ingredients the drink is supposedly made of, ultimately cognate with Latvian pieci among others.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [punʃ]

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Noun

punšs m (1 declension)

punch (beverage)
no rīsa dedzina, it kā no rudziem mūsu brandvīnu, arīdzan to Arrak, ar ko Punč taisa ― from rice [they are] burning (= distilling), like (we do) from rye our Branntwein (= vodka), also this arrack with which punch is made.^[2]

(...) tad nu lasa grāmatas, dzer punšus, smēķē (..) ― then (one ends up) reading books, drinking punches, smoking (...)^[3]

Declension

Declension of punšs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	punšs	punši
accusative (akuzatīvs)	punšu	punšus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	punša	punšu
dative (datīvs)	punšam	punšiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	punšu	punšiem
locative (lokatīvs)	punšā	punšos
vocative (vokatīvs)	punš	punši

Synonyms

bole

References

^ “punšs” in Juris Baldunčiks (1989), Anglicismi latviešu valodā (Rīga: «Zinātne») →ISBN.
^ Mīlihs G, (1803), Jaunā skolas grāmata, Jelgava, page 122.
^ (1862), Mājas Viesis, January, page 5.

[1] “punšs” in Juris Baldunčiks (1989), Anglicismi latviešu valodā (Rīga: «Zinātne») →ISBN.

[2] Mīlihs G, (1803), Jaunā skolas grāmata, Jelgava, page 122.

[3] (1862), Mājas Viesis, January, page 5.

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