maksts

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Maksts (4. numurs)

Etymology

From the same stem as maks (purse, pouch) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *mak- ((skin) bag, sack), with an extra suffix -t. Cognates include Lithuanian makštìs.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

maksts f, 6th declension

  1. (anatomy) vagina
    maksts gļotādavaginal membrane
    maksts fizioloģijavaginal physiology
  2. sheath, scabbard, holster
    izvilkt zobenu no maksts — to draw a sword from its sheath
    iebāzt zobenu makstī — to put a sword in its sheath
    revolvera maksts — revolver holster

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.
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