ezis

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ežis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *eźjás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”), perhaps from eǵʰi-no-s “one that deals with snakes” > “snake-eater”.

Cognates include Lithuanian ežỹs, regional ẽżis, Proto-Slavic *ežь (Russian ёж (jož), Ukrainian dialectal ож (ož), Bulgarian еж (ež), Czech regional jež, Polish jeż), Old High German igil (< *eǵʰil-), Middle Low German egel, German Igel), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old Armenian ոզնի (ozni).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛzis]
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Noun

ezis m (2nd declension)

  1. hedgehog (small spiny mammal)
    eža adatas ― hedgehog needles
    ass kā ezis ― sharp as a hedgehog

Declension

Declension of ezis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative ezis eži
genitive eža ežu
dative ezim ežiem
accusative ezi ežus
instrumental ezi ežiem
locative ezī ežos
vocative ezi eži

References

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