iekšas

See also: iekšās

Latvian

Pronunciation

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Noun

iekšas f

  1. genitive singular of iekša

iekšas f (4th declension)

  1. (anatomy) guts, entrails (the internal organs of animals or humans)
    cūku iekšas ― pig entrails
    izņemt zivīm iekšas ― to remove the fish guts
    iekšu tauki ― inside fat
    iekšās sāp ― it hurts in the inside (= belly)
    pēc nomērcēšanas siļķes notīra, nogriež galvu, asti, pārgriež vēderu un izņem iekšas ― after soaking, one cleans the herrings, one cuts off their head, tails, one cuts their belly open and removes their guts

Usage notes

This word is simply the plural form of iekša (“inside”), restricted in usage to animals and humans.

Declension

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