amfībija
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβιον (amphíbion), from ἀμφί (amphí, “of both kinds”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
amfībija f (4th declension)
- amphibian (vertebrates of the class Amphibia that live both on land and in water)
- augstākajiem mugurkaulniekiem audu atjaunošanās spējas nebūt nav zemākas, bet dažos gadījumos pat augstākas nekā zemākajiem mugurkaulniekiem - amfībijām ― the higher vertebrates have a not insignificant skin regeneration capacity, and in some cases even higher than that of lower verbetrates: the amphibians
- amphibian (a vehicle, car or tank, that can move both on land and in water; an airplane that can land on water)
- ap tilta celtniecības zonu zibens ātrumā riņķo amfībijas ― amphibians were circling with lightning speed around the bridge construction zone
- lidmašīna amfībija, lidojot nelielā augstumā, skaidrā bezvēja dienā var ievērot [brētliņu] baru ― an amphibious aircraft, flying at low height, in a good, windless day, can observe even a school of sprat (= small herring-like fish)
Usage notes
In the biological sense (Amphibia), abinieks is the usual term. In non-biological senses ('amphibian tank'), however, only amfībija is possible.
Declension
Declension of amfībija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | amfībija | amfībijas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | amfībiju | amfībijas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | amfībijas | amfībiju |
| dative (datīvs) | amfībijai | amfībijām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | amfībiju | amfībijām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | amfībijā | amfībijās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | amfībija | amfībijas |