vēzis
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
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), वाहक (vāhaka, “some poisonous insect”). Cognates include Lithuanian vėžỹs.[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
vēzis m (2nd declension)
- (crustacean) 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)
- (medicine, pathology) cancer (disease characterized by uncontrolled cellular growth)
- kuņģa, plaušu, krūts vēzis ― stomach, lungs, breast cancer
- vēža slimnieks ― cancer patient
- (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 edit
Declension of vēzis (2nd declension)
Related terms edit
- Vēzis (Zodiac sign)
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vēzis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN