zivs

Latgalian

Zivs.

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu-. Cognates include Latvian zivs and Lithuanian žuvis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzʲiwsʲ]
• Hyphenation: zivs

Noun

zivs m (diminutive zivteņa)

1. fish

Declension

Declension of zivs (type 6 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	zivs	zivs, zivis
genitive	zivs	zyvu
dative	zivei	zivim, zivom1)
accusative	zivi	zivs, zivis
instrumental	zivi	zivim, zivom1)
locative	zivī	zivīs, zivuos1)
vocative	zivs	zivs, zivis
1) dialectal

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 17

Latvian

Zivs

Zivs

Zivs

Zivs

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms) zuvs, zuve

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu-. Cognates include Lithuanian žuvìs (“fish”), Old Prussian suckis (zukis, “fish”), Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús) and Old Armenian ձուկն (jukn).

Karulis doesn't accept the resolution of the thorn cluster and so instead sets up *ǵʰeu-wi-s, *ǵʰu-wi-s from a putative Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“fish”), comparing *ǵʰew- (“to pour”) or *ǵʰēu-, *ǵʰəu- (“to gape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ziws]

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Noun

zivs f (6th declension)

1. fish (animal that lives in water, moving with fins and breathing with gills)

   jūras zivis ― sea fish

   svaigas zivis ― fresh fish

   saldētas zivis ― frozen fish

   žāvēt zivis ― to dry fish

   zivju dīķi ― fish ponds

   zivju eļļa ― fish oil

   zivju nārsts ― fish spawning

   plēsīgās zivis ― predatory fish

   zivju konservi ― canned fish

   zivju ikri, spuras ― fish eggs, fins

   saldūdens zivis ― freshwater fish

   dziļūdens zivis ― deep-water fish

   vilkt, zvejot zivis ― to catch fish

   zivju rūpniecība ― the fish(ing) industry

   kā zivs ūdenī ― like a fish in water (= very comfortable)

   “vai te nav kāda upe tuvumā?” “ir; un tur ir daudz zivju” ― “isn't there some river nearby?” “(yes,) there is; and there are a lot of fish there (= in it)”

Declension

Declension of zivs (6th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	zivs	zivis
accusative (akuzatīvs)	zivi	zivis
genitive (ģenitīvs)	zivs	zivju
dative (datīvs)	zivij	zivīm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	zivi	zivīm
locative (lokatīvs)	zivī	zivīs
vocative (vokatīvs)	zivs	zivis

Related terms

• zveja
• zvejnieks, zvejniece, zvejniecība