ozols

See also: Ozols

Latvian

Ozols

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *anžōl-, *anžōn- (later o-stem *anzuol-as), from Proto-Indo-European *anǵōl-, *anǵōn-. The origin of the latter stem is disputed.

• Some derive it from *gʷel- (“acorn”);
• others compare it to Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ (“knot”) (cf. Russian узел (uzel)), suggesting that the original meaning of ozols was "knotty, knobby, knobbly";
• others see a connection with an earlier adjective *anžola- (“knobby, tuberous”), from *anža (“knob, tuber”) (earlier "narrow, compressed");
• others yet derive it from Proto-Indo-European *angʷ(h)i- (“snake”), parallel form *anǵ- — assuming that it originally had the meaning of 'pierce, hollow' —, apparently because old oaks often have holes or hollow parts (cf. the parallel case of Russian дуб (dub), Old Church Slavonic дѫбъ (dǫbŭ) "oak", cognate with Latvian dobums "hollow, cavity").

Cognates include Lithuanian ą́žuolas, Old Prussian ansonis ([anzōnis]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uôzuols]

Noun

ozols m (1st declension)

1. oak tree (genus Quercus)

   ozolu birzs ― oak grove

   korķa ozols, korķozols ― cork oak

   vīrs kā ozols ― a man like an oak tree (= very strong)

2. oak wood

   ozola galds, skapis, krēsls ― an oaken table, cupboard, chair

Declension

Declension of ozols (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	ozols	ozoli
genitive	ozola	ozolu
dative	ozolam	ozoliem
accusative	ozolu	ozolus
instrumental	ozolu	ozoliem
locative	ozolā	ozolos
vocative	ozol	ozoli

Derived terms

• ozolu mūķene

See also

• zīle