dzeguze
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Probably cognate with Lithuanian gegutė. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dzeguze f (5th declension)
- cuckoo (bird of the family Cuculidae, especially the common or European cuckoo Cuculus canorus)
- parastā dzeguze ― common cuckoo
Declension edit
Declension of dzeguze (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | dzeguze | dzeguzes |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | dzeguzi | dzeguzes |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | dzeguzes | dzegužu |
dative (datīvs) | dzeguzei | dzeguzēm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | dzeguzi | dzeguzēm |
locative (lokatīvs) | dzeguzē | dzeguzēs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | dzeguze | dzeguzes |