grūsns

Latvian

Grūsna govs

Etymology

From the same stem as grūts (“heavy, difficult”) (q.v.): *grūt-sna-s > *grūsnas > grūsns. The original meaning was probably “heavy,” from which “pregnant” (cf. Latin gravidus (“heavy; pregnant”)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɾūːsns]
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Adjective

grūsns (definite grūsnais, adverb grūsni)

  1. (of animals) pregnant
    grūsna govs, aita ― pregnant cow, sheep
    grūsnas cūkas ― pregnant sows

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References

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