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vabole

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See also: vabolē

Latvian

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 Vaboles on Latvian Wikipedia
Vabole

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *web-, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (to move here and there, to wave, to teem). Cognates include Lithuanian vãbalas, vãbuolas (insect), vãbolė, vabolė̃ (dung beetle), Russian dialectal ве́блица (véblica, intestinal worm), Old High German wibil, Old Saxon *wivil (beetle), English weevil (beetle sp.).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vabùolɛ]
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Noun

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vabole f (5th declension)

  1. beetle (any of many insect species (order: Coleoptera) with two hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings)
    gaļēdājas, visēdājas vabolescarnivorous, omnivorous beetles
    brūnā vabolebrown beetle
    dārzu vabolegarden beetle
    biešu vabolebeet beetle

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vabole”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN