zviedziens

Latvian

From zvieg(t) (“to neigh, to whinny”) +‎ -iens, with g > dz via palatalization.

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zviedziens m (1st declension)

neigh, whinny (the cry of a horse)
skaļš zviedziens ― a loud neigh

iela saņēma mani ar dārdoņu, zirgu zviedzieniem un autotaurēm ― the street received me with (its) rumble, horse neighs and car horns

ļaužu balsis, govju māvieni, zirgu zviedzieni atskan ar divkāršām un reizēm pat trīskāršām atbalsīm ― people's voices, cow moos, horse neighs resounded with double and sometimes even triple echoes
loud laughter
kad es, Lizai un draugiem piepalīdzot, biju no kurtuves izvilkts, Verners laida vaļā dārdošu zviedzienu ― when I, trying to help Liza and (her) friends, was pulled out of the furnace, Verners let out a thundering loud laughter