valis
See also: Appendix:Variations of "valis"
English
editNoun
editvalis
Anagrams
editFriulian
editNoun
editvalis
Latvian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Walfisch, a Germanic compound where Wal- is from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). The word was first borrowed (as valzivs, a compound of val- with zivs (“fish”) on the model of Wal-fisch, in the early 19th century; before that, only expressions like liela zivs “big fish” or jūras zvērs “sea beast” had been used. The form valis appeared in the early 20th century, and succeeded in replacing valzivs completely only in the 1950s.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvalis m (2nd declension)
- whale (large maritime mammals of the order Cetacea)
- dienvidu valis ― southern whale
- zilais valis ― blue whale
- vaļu medības ― whaling (lit. whale hunting)
- vaļu medību kuģis ― whaler (lit. whale hunting ship)
- lielākie mūsdienu zīdītāji, vaļi (dažu sugu īpatni pat 30 m gari) ir pastāvīgi ūdens iemītnieki ― the largest modern mammals, whales (specimens of some species are up to 30m long) are permanent water inhabitants
Declension
editDeclension of valis (2nd declension)
References
edit- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “valis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Piedmontese
editPronunciation
editNoun
editvalis f (plural valis)
Derived terms
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- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- Friulian non-lemma forms
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- Latvian terms derived from German
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian second declension nouns
- lv:Cetaceans
- lv:Mammals
- Piedmontese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Piedmontese lemmas
- Piedmontese nouns
- Piedmontese feminine nouns