ērglis
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *erélis (“eagle”) (whence dialectal Latvian erelis, then *er(e)lis > *èrdlis > *èrglis > ērglis), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”).
Cognates include Lithuanian erẽlis, regional arẽlis, Old Prussian arelie (corrected: arelis), Hittite 𒄩𒀀𒊏𒀸 (ḫāras, “eagle”), Proto-Slavic *orьlъ (Old Church Slavonic орьлъ (orĭlŭ), Russian орёл (orjól), Belarusian аро́л (aról), Ukrainian оре́л (orél), Bulgarian оре́л (orél), Czech orel, Slovak orol, Polish orzeł), Proto-Germanic *aran (Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌰 (ara, “eagle”), Old High German arn, German Aar (poetic), Adler, Dutch adelaar (both from adel-are “noble eagle”), Danish ørn, Swedish örn, Old English earn), Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛ̀ːrɡlis]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ērglis m (2nd declension)
- eagle (large carnivorous birds in fam. Accipitridae, with hooked bill and keen vision)
- kalnu ērglis ― mountain eagle
- klinšu ērglis ― imperial eagle (lit. rock eagle)
- jūras ērglis ― sea eagle
- zivju ērglis ― fish eagle
- ērgļa acis, skatiens ― eagle eyes, vision (i.e., very sharp eyes, vision)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ērglis | ērgļi |
| genitive | ērgļa | ērgļu |
| dative | ērglim | ērgļiem |
| accusative | ērgli | ērgļus |
| instrumental | ērgli | ērgļiem |
| locative | ērglī | ērgļos |
| vocative | ērgli | ērgļi |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ērglis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN