zils
English
Noun
zils
Latvian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "bat-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL. *žil-as, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”), the same stem as zelts (“gold”) (q.v.) and several color terms (compare dzeltens (“yellow”), zaļš (“green”). This word must have been formed relatively late, after the differentiation of Baltic and Slavic, since, unlike “yellow” and “green,” it has no counterparts among the Slavic terms for “blue.” Cognates include Lithuanian žìlas (“gray, silvery-white”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
zils (definite zilais, comparative zilāks, superlative viszilākais, adverb zili)
- blue (the same (or similar) color as, e.g., a clear sky)
- zila krāsa ― blue color
- tumši, gaiši zils ― dark, light blue
- zilas acis ― blue eyes
- zili dūmi ― blue smoke
- zilais krusts ― the blue cross (veterinarian aid sign)
- blue (having a tone or hue similar to blue when compared to other, related elements)
- zilie ceriņi ― blue lilacs
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of zils
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
nominative (nominatīvs) | zils | zili | zila | zilas | |||||
accusative (akuzatīvs) | zilu | zilus | zilu | zilas | |||||
genitive (ģenitīvs) | zila | zilu | zilas | zilu | |||||
dative (datīvs) | zilam | ziliem | zilai | zilām | |||||
instrumental (instrumentālis) | zilu | ziliem | zilu | zilām | |||||
locative (lokatīvs) | zilā | zilos | zilā | zilās | |||||
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Derived terms
See also
balts | pelēks | melns |
sarkans, sārts | oranžs; brūns | dzeltens |
zaļš | ||
zilzaļš, ciāns | zils | |
violets; zilganviolets, indigo | fuksīns; violets | rozā |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zils”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN