avs

See also: AVS

Latvian
Avs

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Noun

avs f (6th declension)

  1. (dated) ewe (female sheep; also generic term)
    avju gans ― shepherd
    avs piens ― ewe(= sheep) milk

Usage notes

The term aita is more frequent than avs, which is considered dated, both as a generic and as the specific name of the female.

Declension
Declension of avs (6th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) avs avis
accusative (akuzatīvs) avi avis
genitive (ģenitīvs) avs avju
dative (datīvs) avij avīm
instrumental (instrumentālis) avi avīm
locative (lokatīvs) avī avīs
vocative (vokatīvs) avs avis

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