dzemde

See also: dzemdē

Latvian

Dzemde

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *gem-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (to go, to come, to step); compare dzemdēt (to give birth) (q.v.). From the zero grade form *gʷm̥- comes Latvian dzimt (to be born) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian gimda.[1]

Pronunciation

(file)

Noun

dzemde f (5th declension)

  1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
    dzemdes dobumsuterine cavity
    dzemdes kaklsuterus neck (= cervix)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), dzimt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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