Fromzobs(“tooth; sharpness, blade”) +-ens; the original meaning was “piercing instrument with sharp edge, blade.”[1]
zobens m (1st declension)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zobens | zobeni |
| genitive | zobena | zobenu |
| dative | zobenam | zobeniem |
| accusative | zobenu | zobenus |
| instrumental | zobenu | zobeniem |
| locative | zobenā | zobenos |
| vocative | zoben | zobeni |