ķīsis
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See also: kisis
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Livonian kiš (“ruffe”); compare cognates in other Baltic-Finnic languages (Finnish kiiski, Estonian kiisk, kiis (“ruffe”)). This word is already attested in 15th-16th century family names, in 17th-century dictionaries as ķīsa, ķīsis, and from the 18th century on only in its modern form ķīsis.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ķīsis m (2nd declension)
- ruffe (small freshwater fish, especially Gymnocephalus cernua)
- ķīsis barojas ar odu kāpuriem un zivju ikriem ― the ruffe feeds on mosquito larvae and fish eggs
Declension[edit]
Declension of ķīsis (2nd declension)
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ķīsis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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