vēzis

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Latvian

Vēzis

Etymology

There are various opinions about the origin of this word. Some derive it from the verb vēzēt (“to swing quickly (from one side to the other)”), or from the verb vēzt (“to drag (sideways, back)”); others relate it to Lithuanian verb vóžti (“to shut, to cover”); others compare it to Sanskrit वाह्यकी (vāhyakī), वाहकः (vāhakaḥ, “some poisonous insect”). Cognates include Lithuanian vėžỹs.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [vɛ̂ːzis]

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Noun

vēzis m, 2nd declension

1. (cr-ustacean) crayfish

   jūras vēži — sea crayfish

   upes vēži — river crayfish

   purva vēzis — swamp crayfish

   sarkans kā vārīts vēzis — red as a boiled crayfish

   velkas kā vēzis — (it) drags itself like a crayfish (= slowly)

2. (medicine, pathology) cancer (disease characterized by uncontrolled cellular growth)

   kuņģa, plaušu, krūts vēzis — stomach, lungs, breast cancer

   vēža slimnieks — cancer patient

3. (botany) plant disease characterized by growths on the trunk or roots

   āboliņa vēzis — clover cancer

   augļu koku vēzis — fruit tree cancer

   kartupeļu vēzis — potato cancer

Declension

declension of vēzis

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vēzis	vēži
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vēzi	vēžus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vēža	vēžu
dative (datīvs)	vēzim	vēžiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vēzi	vēžiem
locative (lokatīvs)	vēzī	vēžos
vocative (vokatīvs)	vēzi	vēži

Related terms

• Vēzis (Zodiac sign)

References