ozols
See also: Ozols
Latvian
Ozols
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *anžōl-, *anžōn- (later o-stem *anzuol-as), from Proto-Indo-European *anǵōl-, *anǵōn-. The origin of the latter stem is disputed.
- Some derive it from *gʷel- (“acorn”);
- others compare it to Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ (“knot”) (cf. Russian узел (uzel)), suggesting that the original meaning of ozols was "knotty, knobby, knobbly";
- others see a connection with an earlier adjective *anžola- (“knobby, tuberous”), from *anža (“knob, tuber”) (earlier "narrow, compressed");
- others yet derive it from Proto-Indo-European *angʷ(h)i- (“snake”), parallel form *anǵ- — assuming that it originally had the meaning of 'pierce, hollow' —, apparently because old oaks often have holes or hollow parts (cf. the parallel case of Russian дуб (dub), Old Church Slavonic дѫбъ (dǫbŭ) "oak", cognate with Latvian dobums "hollow, cavity").
Cognates include Lithuanian ą́žuolas, Old Prussian ansonis ([anzōnis]).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [uôzuols]
Noun
ozols m (1st declension)
- oak tree (genus Quercus)
- ozolu birzs ― oak grove
- korķa ozols, korķozols ― cork oak
- vīrs kā ozols ― a man like an oak tree (= very strong)
- oak wood
- ozola galds, skapis, krēsls ― an oaken table, cupboard, chair
Declension
Declension of ozols (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ozols | ozoli |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ozolu | ozolus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ozola | ozolu |
| dative (datīvs) | ozolam | ozoliem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ozolu | ozoliem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ozolā | ozolos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ozol | ozoli |
Derived terms
- ozolu mūķene
See also
- zīle
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ozols”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN