"vasks" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

IPA: [vasks] Audio: Lv-vasks.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Baltic *waksa (with metathesis, *waska-s), from Proto-Indo-European *wokso- (“wax”), from the stem *weg- (“to weave”) (< *aw-eg). The original meaning was thus “woven, fabric-like” (i.e., cells, honeycomb). Cognates include Lithuanian vãškas, Old Church Slavonic воскъ (voskŭ), Russian воск (vosk), Belarusian воск (vosk), Ukrainian віск (visk), Bulgarian во́сък (vósǎk), Czech vosk, Polish wosk, Proto-Germanic *wahsa- (Old High German wahs, Old English wæx, German Wachs, English wax). Etymology templates: {{root|lv|ine-pro|*weg-}}, {{inh|lv|bat-pro|*waksa}} Proto-Baltic *waksa, {{inh|lv|ine-pro|*wokso-||wax}} Proto-Indo-European *wokso- (“wax”), {{m|ine-pro|*weg-||to weave}} *weg- (“to weave”), {{cog|lt|vãškas}} Lithuanian vãškas, {{cog|cu|воскъ}} Old Church Slavonic воскъ (voskŭ), {{cog|ru|воск}} Russian воск (vosk), {{cog|be|воск}} Belarusian воск (vosk), {{cog|uk|віск}} Ukrainian віск (visk), {{cog|bg|во́сък}} Bulgarian во́сък (vósǎk), {{cog|cs|vosk}} Czech vosk, {{cog|pl|wosk}} Polish wosk, {{m|gem-pro|*wahsa-}} *wahsa-, {{cog|goh|wahs}} Old High German wahs, {{cog|ang|wæx}} Old English wæx, {{cog|de|Wachs}} German Wachs, {{cog|en|wax}} English wax Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} vasks m, {{lv-noun|m|1st}} vasks m (1st declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|vask|s|1st}}, {{lv-decl-noun-1|vask|s|4=|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=0}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|vasks|vaski|vasku|vaskus|vaska|vasku|vaskam|vaskiem|vasku|vaskiem|vaskā|vaskos|vask|vaski|type=1st declension|x=0}} Forms: declension-1 [table-tags], vasks [nominative, singular], vaski [nominative, plural], vasku [accusative, singular], vaskus [accusative, plural], vaska [genitive, singular], vasku [genitive, plural], vaskam [dative, singular], vaskiem [dative, plural], vasku [instrumental, singular], vaskiem [instrumental, plural], vaskā [locative, singular], vaskos [locative, plural], vask [singular, vocative], vaski [plural, vocative]
  1. wax (an oily, water-resistant substance) Wikipedia link: lv:vasks Tags: declension-1, masculine
    Sense id: en-vasks-lv-noun-vOetiY6~ Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
          "text": "bišu vasks ― beeswax",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "wax figure",
          "text": "vaska figūra",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to melt wax",
          "text": "kausēt vasku",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "mīksts kā vasks ― soft as wax",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wax (an oily, water-resistant substance)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wax",
          "wax"
        ],
        [
          "oily",
          "oily#English"
        ],
        [
          "water-resistant",
          "water-resistant#English"
        ],
        [
          "substance",
          "substance#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "lv:vasks"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vasks]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Lv-vasks.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/09/Lv-vasks.ogg/Lv-vasks.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Lv-vasks.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vasks"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Latvian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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