haizivs

Latvian

Etymology

From Icelandic hái (compare há- (“of or pertaining to shark kind”)), a short form of hákarl (“a shark”), a compound of hár (“high, great”) and karl (“man”); and zivs (“fish”). Probably a calque of German Haifisch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxāī̯ziws]
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Noun

haizivs f (6th declension)

  1. shark (scaleless, sharp-toothed predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha)
    haizivju zobi ― shark teeth
    haizivju aste ― shark tail

Declension

Declension of haizivs (6th declension)
singular plural
nominative haizivs haizivis
genitive haizivs haizivju
dative haizivij haizivīm
accusative haizivi haizivis
instrumental haizivi haizivīm
locative haizivī haizivīs
vocative haizivs haizivis
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