virsis
Latvian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *wirš-, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-, from the stem *wer- (“to bend”). The original name apparently made reference to the small bushes of this plant, full of little bent, twisted branches. Cognates include Lithuanian vìržis, vìržės, Proto-Slavic *versъ, *verzъ (Russian ве́рес (véres), ве́реск (véresk), Belarusian ве́рас (vjéras), Ukrainian ве́рес (véres), Czech vřes, Polish wrzos).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
virsis m (2nd declension)
- (usually in the plural) heather (an evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with small violet vlowers)
- sila virsis ― heather
- viršu medus ― heather honey
Declension edit
Declension of virsis (2nd declension)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “virši”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN