zīlīte
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See also: zīlītē
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]From zīle (“acorn”) + -īte (“dim.”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zīlīte f (5th declension)
- diminutive of zīle
- (anatomy) pupil (opening in the iris through which light reaches the retina)
- sašaurinātas zīlītes ― contracted, constricted pupils
- paplašinātas zīlītes ― dilated pupils
- tit, titmouse (small passerine bird, gen. Parus)
- meža zīlīte ― forest tit
- pelēka zīlīte ― willow tit (lit. gray tit)
- purva zīlīte ― marsh tit
- lielā (speķa, tauku) zīlīte ― big (or fat) tit
Usage notes
[edit]In the sense “small passerine bird, tit” zīlīte is much more frequently used than the non-diminutive form zīle.
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | zīlīte | zīlītes |
genitive | zīlītes | zīlīšu |
dative | zīlītei | zīlītēm |
accusative | zīlīti | zīlītes |
instrumental | zīlīti | zīlītēm |
locative | zīlītē | zīlītēs |
vocative | zīlīte | zīlītes |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "pupil"): redzoklis
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Latvian terms suffixed with -īte
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian words with level intonation
- Latvian words with falling intonation
- Latvian terms with audio pronunciation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian diminutive nouns
- lv:Anatomy
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian fifth declension nouns
- Latvian noun forms
- lv:Eye
- lv:Tits