auss
Latvian
editEtymology
editA 6th-declension stem based on an earlier plural form ausì, from Proto-Baltic *auś-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”). From Proto-Baltic, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Cognates include Lithuanian ausìs, Old Prussian ausins (accusative plural), Proto-Slavic *uxo, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍉 (ausō) (< Proto-Germanic *ausô, Old High German ōra, German Ohr, Avestan 𐬎𐬱𐬌 (uši, “both ears, mind, reason”), Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
editNoun
editauss f (6th declension)
- (anatomy) ear (the organ of hearing)
- ārējā, iekšējā auss ― outer, inner ear
- pakasīt aiz auss ― to scratch behind the ear
- spalvainas ausis ― hairy ears
- ausu ārsts ― ear doctor
- auss eja ― ear canal
- auss iekaisums ― ear infection
- nedzirdīgas, kurlas ausis ― deaf ears
- saberzēt nosalušas ausis ― to rub (one's) ice-cold ears
- ausīs džinkst, dūc, zvana, dun, šalc, rūc, šņāc ― (one's) ears are buzzing, whizzing, ringing
- mūsu auss skaņas svārstības uztver tikai no 15 līdz 20000 hercu intervālā ― our ear's sound perception range covers an interval of only 15 to 20000 Hertz
- suns aprimst kaukt un aizdomīgi paceļ ausis ― the dog stopped howling and suspiciously raised his ears
- (figuratively) an individual human being
- slēpt ko no ziņkārām ausīm ― to hide something from curious ears
- ear (the capacity to hear; understanding, awareness of what one hears)
- labas ausis ― good ears (= hearing)
- vājas ausis ― weak, poor ears (= hearing)
- nē, es redzu: jūsu ausim mani vārdi ir tukša skaņa ― no, I see: to your ears my words are empty sounds
- (usually plural) ears (elongated, protruding lateral parts of certain objects)
- nolaist cepures ausis ― to let down (one's) hat ears
- būrtnīca ar ausīm ― a notebook with ears
- durvīs parādās večuks... ziemas cepures ausis nokarājas uz abām pusēm kā dažkārt zaķim ― an old man showed up at the door... the ears of his winter hat were hanging on both sides as bunny ears sometimes do
Declension
editDeclension of auss (6th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | auss | ausis |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | ausi | ausis |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | auss | ausu |
dative (datīvs) | ausij | ausīm |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | ausi | ausīm |
locative (lokatīvs) | ausī | ausīs |
vocative (vokatīvs) | auss | ausis |
Synonyms
edit- (of "hearing"): dzirde
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “auss”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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