grūsns

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Latvian

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Grūsna govs

Etymology

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From the same stem as grūts (heavy, difficult) (q.v.): *grūt-sna-s > *grūsnas > grūsns. The original meaning was probably “heavy,” from which “pregnant” (cf. Latin gravidus (heavy; pregnant)).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡɾūːsns]
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Adjective

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grūsns (definite grūsnais, adverb grūsni)

  1. (of animals) pregnant
    grūsna govs, aitapregnant cow, sheep
    grūsnas cūkaspregnant sows

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “grūsns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN