paduse
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Paduse
See also: padusē
Latvian
Etymology
From pa- + an older term *dusa (“arm, shoulder”) (maybe *dusis?), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dus-, from the zero grade *dus- of Proto-Indo-European *dóws (“arm”) (whence Sanskrit दोषान् (doṣán-), दो (do, “arm, forearm”), Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬊𐬱- (daoš-, “upper arm, shoulder”)). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic пазуха (pazuxa), Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian па́зуха (pázuxa), Czech, Polish pazucha.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
paduse f (5th declension)
- (anatomy) armpit (cavity beneath the junction of arm and shoulder)
- paduses artērija ― armpit (= axillary) artery
- turēt ko padusē ― to hold something in one's armpit
- likt, ielikt termometru padusē ― to set a thermometer into someone's armpit
- (botany) space under a stem or (forked) branch
- lapu paduses ― leaf armpit (= area under the stem)
Declension
Declension of paduse (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | paduse | paduses |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | padusi | paduses |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | paduses | padušu |
| dative (datīvs) | padusei | padusēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | padusi | padusēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | padusē | padusēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | paduse | paduses |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “paduse”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN