"valis" meaning in Latvian

See valis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [valis]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Walfisch, a Germanic compound where Wal- is from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”). The word was first borrowed (as valzivs, a compound of val- with zivs (“fish”) on the model of Wal-fisch, in the early 19th century; before that, only expressions like liela zivs “big fish” or jūras zvērs “sea beast” had been used. The form valis appeared in the early 20th century, and succeeded in replacing valzivs completely only in the 1950s. Etymology templates: {{bor|lv|de|Walfisch}} German Walfisch, {{uder|lv|gem-pro|*hwalaz||whale}} Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”) Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} valis m, {{lv-noun|m|2nd}} valis m (2nd declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|va|is|2nd||l|ļ|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-2|va|is|4=|5=l|6=ļ|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|valis|vaļi|vali|vaļus|vaļa|vaļu|valim|vaļiem|vali|vaļiem|valī|vaļos|vali|vaļi|type=2nd declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-2 [table-tags], valis [nominative, singular], vaļi [nominative, plural], vaļa [genitive, singular], vaļu [genitive, plural], valim [dative, singular], vaļiem [dative, plural], vali [accusative, singular], vaļus [accusative, plural], vali [instrumental, singular], vaļiem [instrumental, plural], valī [locative, singular], vaļos [locative, plural], vali [singular, vocative], vaļi [plural, vocative]
  1. whale (large maritime mammals of the order Cetacea) Wikipedia link: lv:vaļi Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans, Mammals
    Sense id: en-valis-lv-noun-ao4sqAOT Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian undefined derivations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "form": "vaļa",
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      "form": "vaļu",
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          "english": "southern whale",
          "text": "dienvidu valis",
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          "text": "zilais valis",
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        },
        {
          "english": "whaling (lit. whale hunting)",
          "text": "vaļu medības",
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        },
        {
          "english": "whaler (lit. whale hunting ship)",
          "text": "vaļu medību kuģis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the largest modern mammals, whales (specimens of some species are up to 30m long) are permanent water inhabitants",
          "text": "lielākie mūsdienu zīdītāji, vaļi (dažu sugu īpatni pat 30 m gari) ir pastāvīgi ūdens iemītnieki",
          "type": "example"
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