zīle

See also: zile and zīlē

Latvian

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zīle f (5th declension)

acorn (fruit of the oak tree)
lasīt zīles ― to pick acorns

šogad ozoli zīļu pilni ― this year the oaks are full of acorns
pearl-like glass bead (with a small hole) used to make adornments
zīļu vainags ― bead wreath

tērps nošūts ar dažādu krāsu zīlēm ― a dress adorned with beads of various colors
tit (little passerine bird, gen. Parus; see zīlīte)

In the sense “little passerine bird, tit”, the diminutive form zīlīte is much more frequently used than the non-diminutive form zīle.

Declension of zīle (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zīle	zīles
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zīli	zīles
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zīles	zīļu
dative (datīvs)	zīlei	zīlēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zīli	zīlēm
locative (lokatīvs)	zīlē	zīlēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	zīle	zīles