maksts

Latvian

Maksts (1)

Etymology

From the same stem as maks (“purse, pouch”) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *mak- (“(skin) bag, sack”), with an extra suffix -t. Cognates include Lithuanian makšti̇̀s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maksts]

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Noun

maksts f (6th declension)

1. (anatomy) vagina, vulva (a woman's external sexual organs)

   maksts gļotāda ― vaginal mucosa

   maksts fizioloģija ― vaginal physiology

2. sheath, scabbard, holster

   izvilkt zobenu no maksts ― to draw a sword from its sheath

   iebāzt zobenu makstī ― to put a sword in its sheath

   revolvera maksts ― revolver holster

Declension

Declension of maksts (6th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	maksts	makstis
genitive	maksts	makstu
dative	makstij	makstīm
accusative	maksti	makstis
instrumental	maksti	makstīm
locative	makstī	makstīs
vocative	maksts	makstis

Synonyms

• (of "vagina"): vagīna (standard), peža (vulgar)

Related terms

• maks

See also

• dzimumorgāns
• dzimumloceklis
• sekss