virsis

Latvian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *wirš-, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-, from the stem *wer- (“to bend”). The original name apparently made reference to the small bushes of this plant, full of little bent, twisted branches. Cognates include Lithuanian vi̇̀ržis, vi̇̀ržės, Proto-Slavic *versъ, *verzъ (Russian ве́рес (véres), ве́реск (véresk), Belarusian ве́рас (vjéras), Ukrainian ве́рес (véres), Czech vřes, Polish wrzos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vìrsis]

Noun

virsis m (2nd declension)

  1. (usually in the plural) heather (an evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with small violet vlowers)
    sila virsis ― heather
    viršu medus ― heather honey

Declension

Declension of virsis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative virsis virši
genitive virša viršu
dative virsim viršiem
accusative virsi viršus
instrumental virsi viršiem
locative virsī viršos
vocative virsi virši

Derived terms

References

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