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zivs

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Latgalian

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Zivs.

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu-. Cognates include Latvian zivs and Lithuanian žuvis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzʲiwsʲ]
  • Hyphenation: zivs

Noun

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zivs m (diminutive zivteņa)

  1. fish

Declension

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References

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  • Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 17

Latvian

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 zivs on Latvian Wikipedia
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu-. Cognates include Lithuanian žuvìs (fish), Old Prussian suckis (zukis, fish), Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús) and Old Armenian ձուկն (jukn).

Karulis doesn't accept the resolution of the thorn cluster and so instead sets up *ǵʰeu-wi-s, *ǵʰu-wi-s from a putative Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (fish), comparing *ǵʰew- (to pour) or *ǵʰēu-, *ǵʰəu- (to gape).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ziws]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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zivs f (6th declension)

  1. fish (animal that lives in water, moving with fins and breathing with gills)
    jūras zivissea fish
    svaigas zivisfresh fish
    saldētas zivisfrozen fish
    žāvēt zivisto dry fish
    zivju dīķifish ponds
    zivju eļļafish oil
    zivju nārstsfish spawning
    plēsīgās zivispredatory fish
    zivju konservicanned fish
    zivju ikri, spurasfish eggs, fins
    saldūdens zivisfreshwater fish
    dziļūdens zivisdeep-water fish
    vilkt, zvejot zivisto catch fish
    zivju rūpniecībathe fish(ing) industry
    zivs ūdenīlike a fish in water (= very comfortable)
    “vai te nav kāda upe tuvumā?” “ir; un tur ir daudz zivju“isn't there some river nearby?” “(yes,) there is; and there are a lot of fish there (= in it)”

Declension

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References

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