lemesis

Latvian

Lemeši

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lémešis. From the same stem as the verb lemt (“to decide, to resolve”) in its old meaning, “to break.” Cognates include Lithuanian lẽmežis (“plowshare; part of the plow where the plowshare fits”), Russian ле́мех (lémex, “plowshare”), Czech lemes, Polish lemiesz.[1]

Noun

lemesis m (2nd declension)

  1. plowshare (cutting edge of a plow, usually a blade)
    divlemešu arkls ― two-furrow (lit. two-share) plow
    spīļarkla lemeši ― claw plowshares
    lemeša asmens ― plowshare blade
    lemeša smaile ― plowshare spike

Declension

Derived terms

References

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