ķermenis

Latvian

 ķermenis on Latvian Wikipedia

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(Cilvēka) ķermenis
1=galva 2=seja 3=kakls 4=plecs 5=krūtis, krūškurvis 6=naba 7=vēders 8=cirksnis 9=dzimumloceklis 10-14=kāja 10=augšstilbs, ciska 11=celis 12=stilbs 13=potīte 14=pēda 15-19=roka 16=elkonis 18=plauksta 19=roka

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Prussian kērmens (“flesh, body”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”), see also Proto-Slavic *kora (“bark”).

Introduced by Atis Kronvalds to replace the Germanism ķerpers (compare German Körper) used by many other Latvian authors. Kronvalds introduced the word as ķermens; the current form only appeared and became popular in the 20th century.

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Noun

ķermenis m (2nd declension)

1. (physics) body (physical object, material entity)

   liels, smags ķermenis ― large, heavy body

   cieti, šķidri, gāzveida ķermeņi ― solid, liquid, gaseous bodies

   ķermeņa forma ― body shape

   debess ķermeņi ― heavenly bodies

2. (anatomy) body (of a living being), organism

   spēcīgs, slaids ķermenis ― a strong, slender body

   ķermeņa daļas ― parts of the body

   ķermeņa garums, lielums ― body length, size

   ķermeņa temperatūra ― body temperature

3. (mathematics) part of space bound by a closed surface

   sfērisks ķermenis ― geometric body

   ģeometrisks ķermenis ― spherical body

4. the main part of something

   mēles ķermenis ― body of the tongue

   ķermeņa piedevas ― body appendages (e.g., wing)

Declension

Derived terms

• stiklveida ķermenis

References