dzeguze
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Latvian
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Cuculus_canorus_vogelartinfo_chris_romeiks_CHR0791_cropped.jpg/250px-Cuculus_canorus_vogelartinfo_chris_romeiks_CHR0791_cropped.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Probably cognate with Lithuanian gegutė. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dzeguze f (5th declension)
- cuckoo (bird of the family Cuculidae, especially the common or European cuckoo Cuculus canorus)
- parastā dzeguze ― common cuckoo
Declension
[edit]Declension of dzeguze (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | dzeguze | dzeguzes |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | dzeguzi | dzeguzes |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | dzeguzes | dzegužu |
dative (datīvs) | dzeguzei | dzeguzēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | dzeguzi | dzeguzēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | dzeguzē | dzeguzēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | dzeguze | dzeguzes |