dzinums

Latvian

Alveju dzinumi

Etymology

From dzīt (past stem: dzin-) (“to drive; to shoot”) +‎ -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dzinums m (1st declension)

  1. (botany) sprout, shoot (budding growth typical of a certain time period)
    jauns dzinums ― new shoot
    kartupeļu dzinumi ― potato shoots, sprouts
    alveju dzinumi ― aloe shoots, sprouts
    virszemes dzinumi ― above-ground shoots, growths
    apakšzemes dzinumi ― underground shoots
    egļu zaru galos maigā zaļumā vizēja šā gada mīkstie dzinumi ― at the ends of the fir branches this year's soft shoots glistened in soft greenness
    no Latvijas savvaļas rozēm izplatītākā ir rudā roze, ar rudi sarkaniem dzinumiem ― among Latvia's wild roses the most widespread is the red rose, with brownish red shoots

Declension

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