oža
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same stem as the verb ost (“to smell”) (q.v.), with an extra ending -yā: *uod-ya > oža.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oža f (4th declension)
- (sense) smell (the capacity to perceive various chemical substances in suspension in the air)
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jutīga oža ― sensitive (sense of) smell
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ožas orgāns, nervs, šūnas ― olfactory organ, nerve, cells
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ožas analizators ― olfactory system
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sunim smalka oža ― the dog (has) a fine (sense of) smell
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noteikt ēdiena kvalitāti pēc ožas ― to determine the quality of food by (one's sense of) smell
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putnu sunim jābūt ar labu ožu, lai viņš putnu pēdas un pašus putnus tālu saostu un ātri atrastu ― a bird dog must have a good (sense of) smell, so that he can smell and quickly find a bird's track or even the bird itslef
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- (rare) smell, odor
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komisijas locekļi sapulcējās, lai dotu pēdējo novērtējumu konserviem... tika ņemti vērā izstrādājumu garša, oža, konsistence un ārējais noformējums ― the commission members met to give the last assessment on the canned food... the taste, smell, consistence and external form of the products were taken into account
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Declension[edit]
Declension of oža (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | oža | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ožu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ožas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | ožai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ožu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ožā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | oža | — |
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References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ost”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
