nāss
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nāsis, from Proto-Indo-European *nās-, an allomorph of *nas- (“nostril”). Semantic changes from “nose” to “nostril” or vice-versa were frequent in Indo-European. Cognates include Lithuanian nósis, Old Prussian nozy ([nōsi]), Sudovian nasis ([nāsis]) “nose”, Proto-Slavic *nosъ “nose” (from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nasús), Old English nasu, Old High German nasa, German Nase, English nose, Sanskrit नासा (nā́sā), Latin nāsus (“nose”), nāris (“nostril”) (< *nāsis).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nāss f (6th declension)
- (anatomy) nostril (one of two openings at the bottom of the nose)
- jutīgas nāsis ― sensitive nostrils
- platas nāsis ― wide nostrils
- nāsis dreb ― the nostrils are trembling
- aizspiest nāsis ― to clip one's nostrils
- knišļi lien zirgam nāsīs ― midges are crawling into the horse's nostrils
- zaķa purniņš sāka raustīties, nāsis dzīvāk ošņāt ― the hare's little muzzle began to twitch, (its) nostrils to sniff more actively
- salda medus dvaša spiedās viņam mutē un nāsīs ― the sweet breath (= smell) of honey pressed itself into his mouth and nostrils
Declension edit
Declension of nāss (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | nāss | nāsis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | nāsi | nāsis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | nāss | nāšu |
| dative (datīvs) | nāsij | nāsīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | nāsi | nāsīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | nāsī | nāsīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | nāss | nāsis |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “nāss”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN