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Latvian
Etymology
From atvērt (“to open”) + -e, with ē > e shortening (and with atvērt from at- + vērt (“to open, to close”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
atvere f (5th declension)
- opening, orifice (a gap or hole in an organism or in a specific organ)
- deguna atveres ― nostrils (lit. nose openings, orifices)
- žaunu atvere ― gill opening
- aortas atvere ― the opening of the aorta
- anālā atvere ― anal orifice, anus
- varavīksnenes vidū atrodas apaļa, melna atvere: zīlīte ― in the middle of the iris (in the eye) there is a round, black opening: the pupil
- opening, orifice (a gap or hole in a mechanism or machine)
- mutuļo un krāc Jeņiseja, lauzdamās cauri aizsprosta atverēm ― the Yenisey (river) swirled and roared, breaking through the openings in the dam
- (rare) hole, concavity, depression (on a surface)
- te nokritis meteorīts, izveidojot lielu, dziļu atveri diametrā ap 100 m, kas piepildījusies ar ūdeni ― here the meteorite fell, creating a large, deep hole with (lit. in) a diameter of about 100 m, which is filled with water
Declension
Declension of atvere (5th declension)
Derived terms