ezis

Latvian

Ezis

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ežis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *eźis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”), perhaps from eǵʰi-no-s “one that deals with snakes” > “snake-eater”.

Cognates include Lithuanian ežỹs, regional ẽżis, Proto-Slavic *ežь (Russian ёж (jož), Ukrainian dialectal ож (ož), Bulgarian еж (ež), Czech regional jež, Polish jeż), Old High German igil (< *eǵʰil-), Middle Low German egel, German Igel), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old Armenian ոզնի (ozni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛzis]

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Noun

ezis m (2nd declension)

1. hedgehog (small spiny mammal)

   eža adatas ― hedgehog needles

   ass kā ezis ― sharp as a hedgehog

Declension

Declension of ezis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ezis	eži
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ezi	ežus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	eža	ežu
dative (datīvs)	ezim	ežiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ezi	ežiem
locative (lokatīvs)	ezī	ežos
vocative (vokatīvs)	ezi	eži