zirgs
Appearance
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Baltic *źirˀgás. Cognates include Lithuanian žìrgas (“good, beautiful horse; steed”), Old Prussian sirgis ([zirgis], “stallion”), Sudovian zirgo (“horse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zirgs m (1st declension)
- horse (esp. Equus caballus; generic word)
- šķirnes zirgs ― breed horse
- darba zirgs ― work horse
- sacīkšu zirgs ― race horse
- neiebraukts zirgs ― a horse that has not been run in
- braukt ar zirgu ― to ride (on) a horse
- zirgs rikšo, auļo ― the horse trots, gallops
- zirgs zviedz ― the horse neighs
- apkalt zirgu ― to shoe a horse
- dzirdīt zirgus pie akas ― to make the horses drink at the well
- jūgt zirgu arklā ― to harness a horse to a plow
- strādā kā zirgs ― (s/he) works like a horse
Declension
[edit]Declension of zirgs (1st declension)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “zirgs” in Latviešu literārās valodas vārdnīca
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- lv:Equids
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