haizivs
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Icelandic hái (compare há- (“of or pertaining to shark kind”)), a short form of hákarl (“a shark”), a compound of hár (“high, great”) and karl (“man”); and zivs (“fish”). Probably a calque of German Haifisch.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
haizivs f (6th declension)
- shark (scaleless, sharp-toothed predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha)
- haizivju zobi ― shark teeth
- haizivju aste ― shark tail
Declension[edit]
Declension of haizivs (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | haizivs | haizivis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | haizivi | haizivis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | haizivs | haizivju |
| dative (datīvs) | haizivij | haizivīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | haizivi | haizivīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | haizivī | haizivīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | haizivs | haizivis |