arbūzs
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Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian арбу́з (arbúz), itself ultimately borrowed from Persian خربز (xarboz).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ar̂bũzs m (1st declension)
- watermelon (a plant — Citrullus lanatus — of the family Cucurbitaceae, with large, juicy fruits)
- arbūzu sēklas, dēsti, lapas ― watermelon seeds, seedlings, leaves
- sēt arbūzus ― to sow watermelons
- arbūzus ļoti daudz audzē kā tīrumu augu dienvidu republikās ― watermelons are often planted as field plants in the southern republics
- kādā ieplakā starp divām sāļainām augstienēm pletās arbūzu lauks ― in an empty space between two saline highlands there was a watermelon plantation
- watermelon (the fruit of that plant)
- arbūza šķēle, miza, sula ― watermelon slice, rind, juice
- arbūzs, tik salds un maigs, tāds, ka mēli var norīt ― a watermelon, so sweet and soft, such that it swallows one's tongue
- no citām republikām ievestas jau pirmās 750 tonnas arbūzu ― from the other republics the first 750 tons of watermelons have been imported
Declension
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- Latvian terms borrowed from Russian
- Latvian terms derived from Russian
- Latvian terms derived from Persian
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- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
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- Latvian first declension nouns
- lv:Fruits
- lv:Gourd family plants
