grūsns

Latvian

Grūsna govs

Etymology

From the same stem as grūts (heavy, difficult) (q.v.): *grūt-sna-s > *grūsnas > grūsns. The original meaning was probably “heavy,” from which “pregnant” (cf. Latin gravidus (heavy; pregnant)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɾūːsns]
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Adjective

grūsns (grūsnais, grūsnāks, visgrūsnākais adverb, grūsni)

  1. (of animals) pregnant
    grūsna govs, aitapregnant cow, sheep
    grūsnas cūkaspregnant sows

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References

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