pērngad

Latvian

Etymology

From pērn (“last year”) +‎ gads (“year”).

Adverb

pērngad

  1. (dated) last year
    pie pērngad saplēstā lielā akmens priekšstrādnieks atkal apsēdās ― the foreman sat down again on the big stone (that was) broken last year
    būrīši jābūvē mums! citādi strazdi kā pērngad / tukšajās zarotnēs skums ― we must build cages! other blackbirds, as last year, will grieve in the branches

Derived terms

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