zoss

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *źansís, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zùos]

Noun

zoss f (6th declension)

  1. goose (certain birds of the subfamily Anatinae of the family Anatidae, genera Anser, Branta, and Chen)
    zosu bars ― a flock of geese
    zosu spalvas ― goose feathers
    zoss cepetis ― goose roast
    meža zoss ― wild (lit. forest) goose
    pelēkā zoss ― gray goose

Declension

Declension of zoss (6th declension)
singular plural
nominative zoss zosis
genitive zoss zosu
dative zosij zosīm
accusative zosi zosis
instrumental zosi zosīm
locative zosī zosīs
vocative zoss zosis

Derived terms

References

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