ērglis

Latvian

Ērglis

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *erélis (“eagle”) (whence dialectal Latvian erelis, then *er(e)lis > *èrdlis > *èrglis > ērglis), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”).

Cognates include Lithuanian erẽlis, regional arẽlis, Old Prussian arelie (corrected: arelis), Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒊏𒀸 (ḫāras, “eagle”), Proto-Slavic *orьlъ (Old Church Slavonic орьлъ (orĭlŭ), Russian орёл (orjól), Belarusian аро́л (aról), Ukrainian оре́л (orél), Bulgarian оре́л (orél), Czech orel, Slovak orol, Polish orzeł), Proto-Germanic *aran (Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌰 (ara, “eagle”), Old High German arn, German Aar (poetic), Adler, Dutch adelaar (both from adel-are “noble eagle”), Danish ørn, Swedish örn, Old English earn), Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛ̀ːrɡlis]

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Noun

ērglis m (2nd declension)

1. eagle (large carnivorous birds in fam. Accipitridae, with hooked bill and keen vision)

   kalnu ērglis ― mountain eagle

   klinšu ērglis ― imperial eagle (lit. rock eagle)

   jūras ērglis ― sea eagle

   zivju ērglis ― fish eagle

   ērgļa acis, skatiens ― eagle eyes, vision (i.e., very sharp eyes, vision)

Declension

Declension of ērglis (2nd declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	ērglis	ērgļi
genitive	ērgļa	ērgļu
dative	ērglim	ērgļiem
accusative	ērgli	ērgļus
instrumental	ērgli	ērgļiem
locative	ērglī	ērgļos
vocative	ērgli	ērgļi