mājlops

Latvian

Mājlopi (aitas, govs)

Etymology

From māja (“house”) +‎ lops (“animal”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mājlops m (1st declension)

  1. larger farm animals, livestock (usually mammals: cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, etc.)
    no ganībām pārnāk govis, citus mājlopus nemana ― the cows came from the pastures, other livestock were not noticed
    vecā gada vakarā Lazdu māte izslauca kazu, dzimtas vienīgo mājlopu ― last year in the summer mother Lazda milked the goat, the family's only livestock

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