āzis
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See also: azis
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Baltic *āž-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂e(y)ǵ- (“goat”). Cognates include Lithuanian ožỹs, Old Prussian wosux (/vōzuks/), Proto-Slavic *azь (Russian язь (jazʹ) “ide (fish)” < “goat”), Sanskrit अज (ajá), Albanian dhi (< *a-dhi), Old Armenian այծ (ayc).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
āzis m (2nd declension)
- male goat, billy goat, buck
- āža bārda, bārdiņa ― (little) goat beard, goatee
- tiepīgs kā āzis ― as stubborn as a goat
Declension[edit]
Declension of āzis (2nd declension)
Derived terms[edit]
- stirnāzis, stirnuāzis, stirnu āzis
- (dialectal form) mežāzis
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “āzis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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