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Etymology
A borrowing from Old Prussian kermens ("flesh, body"), introduced by A. Kronvalds to replace the Germanism ķerpers (cf. German Körper), used by many other Latvian authors. Kronvalds introduced the word as ķermens; the current form only appeared and became popular in the 20th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ķermenis m, 2nd declension
- (physics) body (physical object, material entity)
- liels, smags ķermenis — large, heavy body
- cieti, šķidri, gāzveida ķermeņi — solid, liquid, gaseous bodies
- ķermeņa forma — body shape
- debess ķermeņi — heavenly bodies
- (anatomy) body (of a living being), organism
- spēcīgs, slaids ķermenis — a strong, slender body
- ķermeņa daļas — parts of the body
- ķermeņa garums, lielums — body length, size
- ķermeņa temperatūra — body temperature
- (mathematics) part of space bound by a closed surface
- sfērisks ķermenis — geometric body
- ģeometrisks ķermenis — spherical body
- the main part of something
- mēles ķermenis — body of the tongue
- ķermeņa piedevas — body appendages (e.g., wing)
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References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.