Latvian

Auns (Aries)

Proper noun

Signs of the Zodiac

Zivis		Vērsis
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Auns m ‎(2nd declension)

1. (astronomy) the constellation of Aries; astronomical abbreviation: Ari
2. (astrology) Aries (zodiac sign); astrological symbol: ♈)

   pēc horoskopa viņš ir Auns‎ ― by the horoscope, he is Aries

Declension

See also

• zvaigznājs

• The Constellations (and Signs) of the Zodiac (Zodiaka zvaigznāji):
  Auns - Vērsis - Dvīņi - Vēzis - Lauva - Jaunava - Svari - Skorpions - Strēlnieks - Mežāzis - Ūdensvīrs - Zivis

Latvian

Auni

Noun

auns m (1st declension)

1. male sheep, ram, tup

   ragains auns‎ ― horned ram

   atšķirt, nošķirt aunus no avīm‎ ― to distinguish the rams from the ewes (i.e., the good from the bad, the innocent from the guilty)

Declension

Synonyms

• teķis

See also

• aita
• (dated term) avs
• jērs

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “auns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7