apvidus

Latvian

Etymology

From ap- +‎ vidus (“middle”). In the literary language, it has practically replaced vidus in the sense of “area,” “region,” “neighborhood.”[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [apvidus]
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Noun

apvidus m (3rd declension)

  1. area, region, terrain (an area, usually small, characterized by some specific feature)
    kalnains apvidus ― mountainous terrain
    plašs apvidus ― wide area
    neapdzīvots apvidus ― uninhabited area
    medību apvidus ― hunting area
    dzīvot skaistā apvidū ― to live in a beautiful area
  2. district, locality (an administrative territorial division)
    nacionālais apvidus ― national area
  3. (of the body or one of its organs) region, area
    sāpes sirds apvidū ― pain in the heart area
    lēkmju laikā slimnieks jūt neciešamas sāpes mugurā nieru apvidū ― during the attacks, the patient feels unbearable back pain in the knee area

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References

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