ērce
Latgalian
Noun
ērce f
Latvian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Baltic *erkyā- (with er̄ > ē:r), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *er- (“to tear, to pierce”) (whence also ērkšķis (“thorn”), q.v.) with an extra -(e)k. The original meaning was probably “one who pierces, tears.” Cognates include Lithuanian érkė, Sanskrit ऋक्षरः (r̥kṣaraḥ, “sting, thorn, spike”), रक्षः (rákṣaḥ, “harm”), Ancient Greek ἐρέχτω (erékhtō, “to tear, to claw”), Latin rīcinus (“sheep, dog parasite”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ērce f (5th declension)
- tick, mite (numerous species of tiny arachnids of subclass Acari that live as parasites on various plants and animals)
- kamēr zirgs dzēra, zemniek izrāva ērci, kas bija piezīdušies kaklam ― while the horse drank, the farmer removed the tick that had been sucking at the (horse's) neck
- atgulās tīfu var pārnest arī ērces ― also mites can transmit typhus
Declension
Declension of ērce (5th declension)
References
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- lv:Arachnids
- lv:Mites and ticks
- lv:Parasites