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zoss

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Latvian

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Zosis

Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *źansís, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zoss f (6th declension)

  1. goose (several birds of the tribe Anatini or subfamily Anatinae of the Anatidae family, genera Anser, Branta, and Chen)
    zosu bars ― a flock of geese
    zosu spalvas ― goose feathers
    zoss cepetis ― goose roast
    meža zoss ― wild (lit. forest) goose
    pelēkā zoss ― gray goose

Declension

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Declension of zoss (6th declension)
singular plural
nominative zoss zosis
genitive zoss zosu
dative zosij zosīm
accusative zosi zosis
instrumental zosi zosīm
locative zosī zosīs
vocative zoss zosis

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zoss”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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