jērs

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Latvian

Auns un jērs

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian ėras, Lithuanian ėriukas (lamb), and likely also with Latin aries (ram), Ancient Greek ἔριφος (ériphos, goat kid).

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Noun

jērs m (1st declension)

  1. young or baby sheep, lamb
    jēra gaļalamb meat, mutton
    lēns kā jērsslow as a lamb

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