maksts

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Maksts (1)

Etymology

From the same stem as maks (purse, pouch) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *mak- ((skin) bag, sack), with an extra suffix -t. Cognates include Lithuanian makštìs.

Pronunciation

(file)

Noun

maksts f (6th declension)

  1. (anatomy) vagina, vulva (a woman's external sexual organs)
    maksts gļotādavaginal mucosa
    maksts fizioloģijavaginal physiology
  2. sheath, scabbard, holster
    izvilkt zobenu no makststo draw a sword from its sheath
    iebāzt zobenu makstīto put a sword in its sheath
    revolvera makstsrevolver holster

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References

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