dzemde

See also: dzemdē

Latvian

Dzemde

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *gem-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, to come, to step”); compare dzemdēt (“to give birth”) (q.v.). From the zero grade form *gʷm̥- comes Latvian dzimt (“to be born”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian gimda.

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Noun

dzemde f (5th declension)

1. (anatomy) womb, uterus

   dzemdes dobums ― uterine cavity

   dzemdes kakls ― uterus neck (= cervix)

Declension

Declension of dzemde (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	dzemde	dzemdes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	dzemdes	dzemžu
dative (datīvs)	dzemdei	dzemdēm
accusative (akuzatīvs)	dzemdi	dzemdes
instrumental (instrumentālis)	dzemdi	dzemdēm
locative (lokatīvs)	dzemdē	dzemdēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	dzemde	dzemdes

Derived terms

• dzemdes kakls

Related terms

• dzemdēt
• dzemdības
• dzemdniecība
• dzimt