zoss
Latvian
Zosis
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *źansís, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zùos]
Noun
zoss f (6th declension)
- goose (several birds of the tribe Anatini or subfamily Anatinae of the Anatidae family, 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 (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | zoss | zosis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | zosi | zosis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | zoss | zosu |
| dative (datīvs) | zosij | zosīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | zosi | zosīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | zosī | zosīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | zoss | zosis |
Derived terms
- zoslēns
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “zoss”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN