[punʃ]
CilmeFrom English punch, probably via German Punsch. Alternative historical forms: punšis, punčis. First attested use – 1803. In English from Hindi पाँच (pā̃c, “five”) denoting five ingredients the drink is supposedly made of, ultimately cognate with Latvian pieci among others.
- declension-1, masculinepunch (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.
“(...) tad nu lasa grāmatas, dzer punšus, smēķē (..)” — then (one ends up) reading books, drinking punches, smoking (...)
Formaspunšs(nominative, singular) · punši(nominative, plural) · punša(genitive, singular) · punšu(genitive, plural) · punšam(dative, singular) · punšiem(dative, plural) · punšu(accusative, singular) · punšus(accusative, plural) · punšu(instrumental, singular) · punšiem(instrumental, plural) · punšā(locative, singular) · punšos(locative, plural) · punš(singular, vocative) · punši(plural, vocative)
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