ezis

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Latvian

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Ezis

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ežis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *eźis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (hedgehog), perhaps from eǵʰi-no-s “one that deals with snakes” > “snake-eater”.

Cognates include Lithuanian ežỹs, regional ẽżis, Proto-Slavic *ežь (Russian ёж (jož), Ukrainian dialectal ож (), Bulgarian еж (), Czech regional jež, Polish jeż), Old High German igil (< *eǵʰil-), Middle Low German egel, German Igel), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old Armenian ոզնի (ozni).[1]

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Noun

ezis m (2nd declension)

  1. hedgehog (small spiny mammal)
    eža adatashedgehog needles
    ass kā ezissharp as a hedgehog

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References

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