apvidus

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Latvian

Etymology

From ap- +‎ vidus (middle). In the literary language, it has practically replaced vidus in the sense of “area,” “region,” “neighborhood.”[1]

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Noun

apvidus m (3rd declension)

  1. area, region, terrain (an area, usually small, characterized by some specific feature)
    kalnains apvidusmountainous terrain
    plašs apviduswide area
    neapdzīvots apvidusuninhabited area
    medību apvidushunting area
    dzīvot skaistā apvidūto live in a beautiful area
  2. district, locality (an administrative territorial division)
    nacionālais apvidusnational area
  3. (of the body or one of its organs) region, area
    sāpes sirds apvidūpain in the heart area
    lēkmju laikā slimnieks jūt neciešamas sāpes mugurā nieru apvidūduring the attacks, the patient feels unbearable back pain in the knee area

Declension

Declension of apvidus (3rd declension)
singular plural
nominative apvidus apvidi
genitive apvidus apvidu
dative apvidum apvidiem
accusative apvidu apvidus
instrumental apvidu apvidiem
locative apvidū apvidos
vocative apvidus apvidi

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vidus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN