Mežāzis
See also: mežāzis
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From dialectal term mežāzis (“male roe deer”), translating Late Latin Capricornus (“goat horn”), from Latin capra (“goat”) and cornū (“horn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
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Mežāzis m (1st declension)
- (astronomy) the constellation of Capricorn or Capricornus; astronomical abbreviation: Cap
- Mežāža trops ― tropic of Capricorn
- (astrology) Capricorn (zodiac sign); astrological symbol: ♑)
- pēc horoskopa viņš ir Mežāzis ― by the horoscope, he is Capricorn
Declension
[edit]Declension of Mežāzis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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| nominative (nominatīvs) | Mežāzis | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Mežāzi | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Mežāža | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Mežāzim | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Mežāzi | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Mežāzī | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Mežāzi | — |
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