Latvian

edit
 
Grūsna govs

Etymology

edit

From the same stem as grūts (heavy, difficult) (q.v.): *grūt-sna-s > *grūsnas > grūsns. The original meaning was probably “heavy,” from which “pregnant” (cf. Latin gravidus (heavy; pregnant)).[1]

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [ɡɾūːsns]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

edit

grūsns (definite grūsnais, adverb grūsni)

  1. (of animals) pregnant
    grūsna govs, aitapregnant cow, sheep
    grūsnas cūkaspregnant sows

Declension

edit

Synonyms

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “grūsns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN