patskanis

Etymology
From, made into a 2nd-declension noun (ending -is). A coined by  (initially as ). It competed with, and eventually replaced, other coinages such as G. F. Stenders', K. Biezbārdis' , or A. Stērste's. There was some variation until the early 20th century. After J. Endzelīns' and K. Mīlenbahs' 1907 Latviešu Gramatika, the form stabilized. It became accepted as a standard linguistic term in the 1920s.

Noun

 * 1)  vowel