milze
Italian edit
Noun edit
milze f
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From milzis (“(male) giant”) + -e (“fem.”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
milze f (5th declension, masculine form: milzis)
- (folklore, mythology) female giant, giantess (very large, supernaturally strong female being)
- viņš Speipnira mugurā jāj deviņas naktis, līdz ierodas pie upes Gjellas un šķērso tās tiltu, kuru sargā milze Modgūda ― he rides on the back of Speipnirs for nine nights, until he comes to the river Gjella and crosses the bridge which is guarded by the giantess Modgūda
- (female) giant, giantess (very large woman or female animal)
- jauka un labsirdīga meitene, milze Neringa, zvejnieka meita ― a nice, kind-hearted girl, the giantess Neringa, a fisherman's daughter
Declension edit
Declension of milze (5th declension)
Synonyms edit
- (of "large woman"): milzene