vērsis
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *wers-, *wr̥s- (“male”). Cognates include Lithuanian ver̃šis (“calf; (dialectal) ox”), Old Prussian werstian (“calf”) (maybe *wersistian?), Sanskrit वृष (vṛṣa, “bull; male”), वृषन् (vṛṣan, “man; stallion, ox”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬥𐬌 (varšni, “ram”), Latin verrēs (“boar”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vērsis m (2nd declension)
- ox (male cattle, usually castrated, often used as a beast of burden)
- darba vērsis ― working ox
- vēršu pajūgs ― oxcart
- vērša gaļa ― ox (= cow) meat, beef
- vēršu cīņas ― ox fight (= bullfight, in Spain)
Declension edit
Declension of vērsis (2nd declension)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vērsis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN