brokastis

See also: brokastīs

Latvian

Brokastis

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vrōkost (cf. Swedish frukost “breakfast,” and also the German older term Frühkost “breakfast,” literally “early food”). The initial cluster was changed from vr [fr] to br to conform to Latvian patterns; the final ost changed to ast perhaps under the influence of words like mielasts (“feast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɾūōkastis]

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Noun

brokastis f (6th declension)

1. breakfast (the morning meal; also, the time or occasion of that meal)

   siltas brokastis ― warm breakfast

   brokastu galda ― breakfast table

   gatavot brokastis ― to cook, prepare breakfast

   ēst brokastis ― to eat breakfast

   lūgt brokastīs ― to invite, to call to breakfast

   nākt brokastīs ― to come to breakfast

   pēc brokastīm ― after breakfast

   uz balta galda jau bija noliktas brokastis: piens jaunā māla krūzē, miežu plācenis, gabals dzintardzeltena medus ― on the white table breakfast was already set: a new clay jug of milk, barley cakes, some amber-yellow honey

   Mikiņš piecēlās ļoti agri... žigli nomazgājies, paēda brokastis, silti saģērbās un izgāja pagalmā ― Mikiņš got up very early... he quickly bathed, ate breakfast, dressed warmly and went out to the yard

   Andrs skatījās uz kalnu, aiz kura mājas skursteņa gals bija redzams... plāns dūmu stabiņš rādīja, ka brokastīs būs kaut kas silts ― Andrs looked at the mountain, behind which the tip of the house chimneys were visible... the thin column of smoke showed that there would be something warm for (lit. at) breakfast

Declension

Declension of brokastis (6th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	—	brokastis
genitive (ģenitīvs)	—	brokastu
dative (datīvs)	—	brokastīm
accusative (akuzatīvs)	—	brokastis
instrumental (instrumentālis)	—	brokastīm
locative (lokatīvs)	—	brokastīs
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	brokastis

See also

• The daily meals (ēdienreizes):
  brokastis - pusdienas - vakariņas