apvidus
Latvian
Etymology
From ap- + vidus (“middle”). In the literary language, it has practically replaced vidus in the sense of “area,” “region,” “neighborhood.”[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [apvidus]
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Noun
apvidus m (3rd declension)
- area, region, terrain (an area, usually small, characterized by some specific feature)
- kalnains apvidus ― mountainous terrain
- plašs apvidus ― wide area
- neapdzīvots apvidus ― uninhabited area
- medību apvidus ― hunting area
- dzīvot skaistā apvidū ― to live in a beautiful area
- district, locality (an administrative territorial division)
- nacionālais apvidus ― national area
- (of the body or one of its organs) region, area
- sāpes sirds apvidū ― pain in the heart area
- lēkmju laikā slimnieks jūt neciešamas sāpes mugurā nieru apvidū ― during the attacks, the patient feels unbearable back pain in the knee area
Declension
Declension of apvidus (3rd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | apvidus | apvidi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | apvidu | apvidus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | apvidus | apvidu |
| dative (datīvs) | apvidum | apvidiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | apvidu | apvidiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | apvidū | apvidos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | apvidus | apvidi |
Synonyms
- apkārtne
- apgabals
- novads
- (dated term) vidus
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “vidus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN