aizdusa
See also: aizdusā
Latvian
Etymology
From aiz- + dusa (“sleep”), where the historical meaning of dusa as “breathing” is still visible.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [àjzdusa]
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Noun
aizdusa f (4th declension)
- shortness of breath, dyspnea (difficult breathing)
- aizdusas lēkme ― an attack of shortness of breath, of dyspnea
- slimot ar aizdusu ― to be sick with dyspnea
- viņš jau ilgi cieš no aizdusas ― he has long suffered from shortness of breath
- Miķelsona kungs cīnījās pēc elpas... aizdusa viņam kā lietuvēns gūlās uz krūtīm; galva noslīga lejup ― Mr Michelson fought for air... the shortness of breath like a little devil lay down on (his) chest; (his) head sank down
Declension
Declension of aizdusa (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | aizdusa | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | aizdusu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | aizdusas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | aizdusai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | aizdusu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | aizdusā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | aizdusa | — |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dusēt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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