dvēsele

See also: dvēselē

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- (“to breathe; breath, spirit, soul”) whence Latvian dvest (“to breathe”).

Cognate with Lithuanian dvėselė (“soul; (dialectal) strength”) as well as more distantly daũsios and dvėsti; Slavic *dušà and *dȗxъ; Gaulish dusios; and English deer (originally "living thing" < "soul").

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdvɛ̄ːsɛlɛ]

Noun

dvēsele f (5th declension)

  1. (theology) soul

Declension

Declension of dvēsele (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative dvēsele dvēseles
genitive dvēseles dvēseļu
dative dvēselei dvēselēm
accusative dvēseli dvēseles
instrumental dvēseli dvēselēm
locative dvēselē dvēselēs
vocative dvēsele dvēseles

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “dvėselė”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 149
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