maksts
Latvian
Maksts (1)
Etymology
From the same stem as maks (“purse, pouch”) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *mak- (“(skin) bag, sack”), with an extra suffix -t. Cognates include Lithuanian makštìs.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maksts]
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Noun
maksts f (6th declension)
- (anatomy) vagina, vulva (a woman's external sexual organs)
- maksts gļotāda ― vaginal mucosa
- maksts fizioloģija ― vaginal physiology
- sheath, scabbard, holster
- izvilkt zobenu no maksts ― to draw a sword from its sheath
- iebāzt zobenu makstī ― to put a sword in its sheath
- revolvera maksts ― revolver holster
Declension
Declension of maksts (6th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | maksts | makstis |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | maksti | makstis |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | maksts | makstu |
| dative (datīvs) | makstij | makstīm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | maksti | makstīm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | makstī | makstīs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | maksts | makstis |
Related terms
See also
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “maks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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