stirnāzis

Latvian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From stirnu (“roe deer[gen.]”) +‎ āzis (“buck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stiɾnâːzis]

Noun

stirnāzis m (2nd declension)

  1. male roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
    stirnāzis dzenā kazu ap krūmu trakā ātrumā līdz galīgam pagurumam ― the male roe deer drives the female around the bush at a crazy speed until she is tired (lit. to final tiredness)

Declension

Declension of stirnāzis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative stirnāzis stirnāži
genitive stirnāža stirnāžu
dative stirnāzim stirnāžiem
accusative stirnāzi stirnāžus
instrumental stirnāzi stirnāžiem
locative stirnāzī stirnāžos
vocative stirnāzi stirnāži

Synonyms

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