avs

See also: AVS

Latvian

Avs

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Noun

avs f (6th declension)

1. (dated) ewe (female sheep; also generic term)

   avju gans ― shepherd

   avs piens ― ewe(= sheep) milk

Usage notes

The term aita is more frequent than avs, which is considered dated, both as a generic and as the specific name of the female.

Declension

Declension of avs (6th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	avs	avis
genitive	avs	avju
dative	avij	avīm
accusative	avi	avis
instrumental	avi	avīm
locative	avī	avīs
vocative	avs	avis

See also

• aita
• auns
• teķis
• jērs