dzemde

See also: dzemdē

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *gem-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, to come, to step”); compare dzemdēt (“to give birth”) (q.v.). From the zero grade form *gʷm̥- comes Latvian dzimt (“to be born”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian gimda.[1]

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Noun

dzemde f (5th declension)

  1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
    dzemdes dobums ― uterine cavity
    dzemdes kakls ― uterus neck (= cervix)

Declension

Declension of dzemde (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative dzemde dzemdes
genitive dzemdes dzemžu
dative dzemdei dzemdēm
accusative dzemdi dzemdes
instrumental dzemdi dzemdēm
locative dzemdē dzemdēs
vocative dzemde dzemdes

Derived terms

References

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