pāksts

Latvian
Zirņu pāksts

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *pāš-, from the same stem as paksis (“corner junction”): Proto-Indo-European *paḱ- (“to link, to strengthen; joining, connection”). In Latvian, an original *pās- lead to *pāstis (with an extra suffix -t), from which pākstis with an epenthetic k. Semantic evolution: “joint, connection” > “elongated seed cover with two connecting edges” > “dry fruit that opens along lengthwise cracks.” An etymological connection with Russian пасть (pastʹ, “(animal) maw”) has been suggested.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pâːksts]

Noun

pāksts f (6th declension)

  1. (botany) pod (a seed case for peas, beans, peppers, etc.)
    sojas, zirņu, piparu pāksts ― soybean, pea, pepper pod
    izlobīt pupas no pākstīm ― to shuck, shell beans from the pods
    vārīt pupas ar visām pākstīm ― to boil beans with (their) whole pods

Declension
Declension of pāksts (6th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) pāksts pākstis
accusative (akuzatīvs) pāksti pākstis
genitive (ģenitīvs) pāksts pākšu
dative (datīvs) pākstij pākstīm
instrumental (instrumentālis) pāksti pākstīm
locative (lokatīvs) pākstī pākstīs
vocative (vokatīvs) pāksts pākstis

References
  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “pāksts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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