dibens

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dubna, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰnóm.

Pronunciation

Noun

dibens m (1st declension)

1. bottom, lower part, base

   pudeles dibens ― bottom of the bottle

   laivas dibens ― bottom of the boat

   notīrīt katla dibenu ― to clean the bottom of the boiler

2. bottom (lower internal part, especially of a container, or its contents)

   maisa dibenā vēl ir milti ― there is still flour at the bottom of the sack

   nogrimt dibenā ― to sink to the bottom

   izdzert glāzi līdz dibenam ― to drink a glass to the bottom

3. bottom, lower part (of bodies of water, holes, etc.)

   jūras, upes dibens ― the bottom of the sea, of the river

   dīķī ūdens sasalis līdz dibenam ― the water in the pond froze to the bottom

4. back (the deepest or farthest part of a space, a room, etc.)

   istabas dibens ― the back of the room

   skatuves dibens ― the back of the stage, backstage

5. (anatomy) behind, bottom (rear lower part of the human body)

   uzdot bērnam pa dibenu ― to hit, spank a child on his behind

Declension

Synonyms

• pēcpuse (vulgar)

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “267-268”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 267-268