zīlīte

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Latvian

(Paplašināta) zīlīte (2)
Zīlīte (3)

Etymology

From zīle (“acorn”) +‎ -īte (“dim.”).

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Noun

zīlīte f (5th declension)

  1. diminutive of zīle
  2. (anatomy) pupil (opening in the iris through which light reaches the retina)
    sašaurinātas zīlītes ― contracted, constricted pupils
    paplašinātas zīlītes ― dilated pupils
  3. tit, titmouse (small passerine bird, gen. Parus)
    meža zīlīte ― forest tit
    pelēka zīlīte ― willow tit (lit. gray tit)
    purva zīlīte ― marsh tit
    lielā (speķa, tauku) zīlīte ― big (or fat) tit

Usage notes

In the sense “small passerine bird, tit” zīlīte is much more frequently used than the non-diminutive form zīle.

Declension

Declension of zīlīte (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) zīlīte zīlītes
accusative (akuzatīvs) zīlīti zīlītes
genitive (ģenitīvs) zīlītes zīlīšu
dative (datīvs) zīlītei zīlītēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) zīlīti zīlītēm
locative (lokatīvs) zīlītē zīlītēs
vocative (vokatīvs) zīlīte zīlītes

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See also

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