vaisla
See also: vaislā
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as viest (“to produce, to cause”) (q.v.), in the a-grade and with an extra -lā. The original meaning was probably “increase” (in an animal group) > “offspring.” Like its Lithuanian cognate, vaisla also previously had the meaning “species,” “variety,” “kind,” before restricting itself to its current semantic range. Cognates include Lithuanian veĩslė (“brood, litter, species, variety”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vàjsla]
Noun
vaisla f (4th declension)
- breed, breeding (the continuation of the species via the production of offspring)
- vaislas bullis ― breeding bull
- vaislas lopu audzēšana ― the raising of breeding animals
- vaislas gatavība ― breading maturity
- vaislas laiks ― breeding time
- vaislas māte ― female animal kept for breeding (lit. brood mother)
- brood, litter
- divi kucēni no vienas vaislas ― two puppies from the same litter
Declension
Declension of vaisla (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | vaisla | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | vaislu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vaislas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | vaislai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | vaislu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | vaislā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vaisla | — |
Derived terms
- vaislība
- vaislīgs, vaislīgums
- vaislinieks, vaisliniece
Related terms
- vaisloties
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “vaisla”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN