odze
See also: odzē
Latvian
Alternative forms
- (dialectal form) odzs
Etymology
Originally the 5th-declension parallel (analogical) form of an earlier 6th-declension (feminine i-stem) form *odzis (cf. dialectal odzs), from Proto-Baltic *angis, from Proto-Indo-European *angʷʰi-, *h₂éngʷʰis (“snake, worm”). Cognates include Lithuanian angìs, Old Prussian angis (“snake”), Proto-Slavic *ǫžь (“snake”) (Russian уж (už, “grass snake”), Belarusian, Ukrainian вуж (vuž), Czech užovka (“adder”), Polish wąż (“snake”)), Sanskrit अहिः (áhiḥ, “snake”), Old Armenian իժ (iž, “viper”), Ancient Greek ἔχις (ékhis), ὄφις (óphis, “snake”) (< *ogʷhis), Latin anguis (“snake, dragon”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [uôdzɛ]
Noun
odze f (5th declension)
- viper, adder (poisonous snake with triangular head, especially Vipera berus)
- odze ir vienīgā indīgā čūska Latvijā ― the viper is the only poisonous snake in Latvia
- krāsa odzei ļoti variē: pelēcīgi brūna, sarkanīgi brūna, zaļganīgi brūna vai dzeltenīgi brūna ― the color of the viper varies a lot: grayish brown, reddish brown, greenish brown or yellowish brown
- (figuratively) bad, evil person
- “ak tu, odze!” Kaspars dusmās grieza zobus ― oh, you, viper! Kaspars gnashed his teeth in anger
Declension
Declension of odze (5th declension)
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “odze”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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