virsis
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Baltic *wirš-, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-, from the stem *wer- (“to bend”). The original name apparently made reference to the small bushes of this plant, full of little bent, twisted branches. Cognates include Lithuanian vìržis, vìržės, Proto-Slavic *versъ, *verzъ (Russian ве́рес (véres), ве́реск (véresk), Belarusian ве́рас (vjéras), Ukrainian ве́рес (véres), Czech vřes, Polish wrzos).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
virsis m (2nd declension)
- (usually in the plural) heather (an evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with small violet vlowers)
- sila virsis ― heather
- viršu medus ― heather honey
Declension[edit]
Declension of virsis (2nd declension)
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References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “virši”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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