insekts

insekts n

1. genitive singular indefinite of insekt

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin insectum (“with a divided body; cut up”), the perfect passive participle of insecō (“to cut up”), from in- and secō (“to cut”), based on the idea that an insect's body is "cut into" three sections. The Latin term is a calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”), from ἔντομος (éntomos, “cut into pieces”).

• IPA^(key): [insɛkts]

insekts m (1st declension)

1. insect (arthropod with a three-part body, three pairs of legs, sometimes also wings (Order: insecta); less specifically, also other kinds of arthropods, such as spiders)

   augsnes mikroorganismu producētās vielas izlieto arī cīņai ar augu kaitēkļiem: instektiem un to kāpuriem ― substances produced by microorganisms (in the) soil (are) used also in the fight against plant pests: insects and their larvae

   visiem insektiem, arī kaitīgajiem, ir savi dabiskie pretinieki un slimības ― all insects, even harmful ones, have their natural enemies and diseases

The usual term for “insect” in Latvian is kukainis; its synonym insekts is rarer, and usually more academic or learned.

• kukainis

insekts

1. indefinite genitive singular of insekt