oža
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as the verb ost (“to smell”) (q.v.), with an extra ending -yā: *uod-ya > oža.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA: [uôʒa]
Noun
oža f, 4th declension
- (sense) smell (the capacity to perceive various chemical substances in suspension in the air)
- jutīga oža — sensitive (sense of) smell
- ožas orgāns, nervs, šūnas — olfactory organ, nerve, cells
- ožas analizators — olfactory system
- sunim smalka oža — the dog (has) a fine (sense of) smell
- noteikt ēdiena kvalitāti pēc ožas — to determine the quality of food by (one's sense of) smell
- putnu sunim jābūt ar labu ožu, lai viņš putnu pēdas un pašus putnus tālu saostu un ātri atrastu — a bird dog must have a good (sense of) smell, so that he can smell and quickly find a bird's track or even the bird itslef
- (rare) smell, odor
- komisijas locekļi sapulcējās, lai dotu pēdējo novērtējumu konserviem... tika ņemti vērā izstrādājumu garša, oža, konsistence un ārējais noformējums — the commission members met to give the last assessment on the canned food... the taste, smell, consistence and external form of the products were taken into account
Declension
declension of oža
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | oža | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ožu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ožas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | ožai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ožu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ožā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | oža | — |
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See also
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.