zoss

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Latvian

 zoss on Latvian Wikipedia
Zosis

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *źansís, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zoss f (6th declension)

  1. goose (several birds of the tribe Anatini or subfamily Anatinae of the Anatidae family, genera Anser, Branta, and Chen)
    zosu barsa flock of geese
    zosu spalvasgoose feathers
    zoss cepetisgoose roast
    meža zosswild (lit. forest) goose
    pelēkā zossgray goose

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References

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