odze
See also: odzē
Latvian
Alternative forms
- (dialectal form) odzs
Etymology
Originally the 5th-declension parallel (analogical) form of an earlier 6th-declension (feminine i-stem) form *odzis (cf. dialectal odzs), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Baltic *angis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *angʷʰi-, *h₂éngʷʰis (“snake, worm”). Cognates include Lithuanian angìs, Old Prussian angis (“snake”), Proto-Slavic *ǫžь (“snake”) (Russian уж (už, “grass snake”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Belarusian, Ukrainian вуж (vuž), Czech užovka (“adder”), Polish wąż (“snake”)), Sanskrit अहि (áhi, “snake”), Old Armenian իժ (iž, “viper”), Ancient Greek ἔχις (ékhis), ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) (< *n̥gʷʰis), Latin anguis (“snake, dragon”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
odze f (5th declension)
- viper, adder (poisonous snake with triangular head, especially Vipera berus)
- odze ir vienīgā indīgā čūska Latvijā ― the viper is the only poisonous snake in Latvia
- krāsa odzei ļoti variē: pelēcīgi brūna, sarkanīgi brūna, zaļganīgi brūna vai dzeltenīgi brūna ― the color of the viper varies a lot: grayish brown, reddish brown, greenish brown or yellowish brown
- (figuratively) bad, evil person
- “ak tu, odze!” Kaspars dusmās grieza zobus ― oh, you, viper! Kaspars gnashed his teeth in anger
Declension
Declension of odze (5th declension)
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “odze”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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