apvidus
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ap- + vidus (“middle”). In the literary language, it has practically replaced vidus in the sense of “area,” “region,” “neighborhood.”[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]apvidus m (3rd declension)
- area, region, terrain (an area, usually small, characterized by some specific feature)
- kalnains apvidus ― mountainous terrain
- plašs apvidus ― wide area
- neapdzīvots apvidus ― uninhabited area
- medību apvidus ― hunting area
- dzīvot skaistā apvidū ― to live in a beautiful area
- district, locality (an administrative territorial division)
- nacionālais apvidus ― national area
- (of the body or one of its organs) region, area
- sāpes sirds apvidū ― pain in the heart area
- lēkmju laikā slimnieks jūt neciešamas sāpes mugurā nieru apvidū ― during the attacks, the patient feels unbearable back pain in the knee area
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | apvidus | apvidi |
| genitive | apvidus | apvidu |
| dative | apvidum | apvidiem |
| accusative | apvidu | apvidus |
| instrumental | apvidu | apvidiem |
| locative | apvidū | apvidos |
| vocative | apvidus | apvidi |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vidus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN