ezis
Latvian
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value bat-pro is not valid. See WT:LOL. *ežis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”), perhaps from eǵʰi-no-s “one that deals with snakes” > “snake-eater”. Cognates include Lithuanian ežỹs, regional ẽżis, Proto-Slavic *ežь (Russian ёж (jož), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ukrainian dialectal ож (ož), Bulgarian еж (ež), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Czech regional jež, Polish jeż), Old High German igil (< *eǵʰil-), Middle Low German egel, German Igel), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old Armenian ոզնի (ozni).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ezis m (2nd declension)
Declension
Declension of ezis (2nd declension)
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ezis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN