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virsis

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Latvian

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 Sila virsis on Latvian Wikipedia
Virši

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Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *wirš-, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-, from the stem *wer- (to bend). The original name apparently made reference to the small bushes of this plant, full of little bent, twisted branches. Cognates include Lithuanian vìržis, vìržės, Proto-Slavic *versъ, *verzъ (Russian ве́рес (véres), ве́реск (véresk), Belarusian ве́рас (vjéras), Ukrainian ве́рес (véres), Czech vřes, Polish wrzos).[1]

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Noun

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virsis m (2nd declension)

  1. (usually in the plural) heather (an evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with small violet vlowers)
    sila virsisheather
    viršu medusheather honey

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References

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