gāze

See also: gaze, Gaze, gazé, gāzē, gáže, and -gaze

Latvian

Etymology 1

Likely via German Gas or Russian газ (gaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡāːze]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

gāze f (5th declension, irregular plural genitive)

1. (chemistry) gas (state of matter), gaseous substance

Declension

Declension of gāze (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	gāze	gāzes
genitive	gāzes	gāzu
dative	gāzei	gāzēm
accusative	gāzi	gāzes
instrumental	gāzi	gāzēm
locative	gāzē	gāzēs
vocative	gāze	gāzes

Related terms

• tvaiks

See also

• States of matter:

  cietviela, šķidrums, gāze

Etymology 2

Apparently cognate with gāzt (“to topple over, to cause to fall down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡâːze]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

gāze f (5th declension)

1. heavy rain, downpour

Declension

Declension of gāze (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	gāze	gāzes
genitive	gāzes	gāžu
dative	gāzei	gāzēm
accusative	gāzi	gāzes
instrumental	gāzi	gāzēm
locative	gāzē	gāzēs
vocative	gāze	gāzes

Synonyms

• auka
• lietus
• vētra

Etymology 3

Likely via Russian газ (gaz, “gauze”), or perhaps German Gaze (“gauze”).

Noun

gāze f (5th declension)

1. gauze, gossamer (fabric)

Declension

Declension of gāze (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	gāze	—
genitive	gāzes	—
dative	gāzei	—
accusative	gāzi	—
instrumental	gāzi	—
locative	gāzē	—
vocative	gāze	—