dzemde

See also: dzemdē

Latvian

Dzemde

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *gem-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, to come, to step”); compare dzemdēt (“to give birth”) (q.v.). From the zero grade form *gʷm̥- comes Latvian dzimt (“to be born”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian gimda.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

dzemde f (5th declension)

  1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
    dzemdes dobums ― uterine cavity
    dzemdes kakls ― uterus neck (= cervix)

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Derived terms

References

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