English
Noun
acs
- plural of ac
Latgalian
Noun
acs m, f
- eye
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic (perhaps Proto-Balto-Slavic[1][2]) *ak-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognates include Lithuanian akìs, Old Prussian ackis (plural), Proto-Slavic *oko (“eye”) (Old Church Slavonic око (oko), Russian, Ukrainian о́ко (óko), Bulgarian око́ (okó), Czech, Polish oko), Proto-Germanic *ago (> *augô under the influence of *ausô (“ear”); Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō), German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye), Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi), Armenian ակն (akn), Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face”), Latin oculus.[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
acs f (6th declension)
- (anatomy) eye (organ of vision)
- zilas, brūnas, melnas acis ― blue, brown, black eyes
- lielas, mazas acis ― big, small eyes
- šauras, šķības acis ― slanted eyes
- acu vāki (= plakstiņi) ― eyelids
- dzīvas, skumjas acis ― live, sad eyes
- viltīgas acis ― cunning eyes
- acu pilienis ― eye drops
- atvērt, aizvērt acis ― to close, to open one's eyes
- mirkšķināt acis ― to blink one's eyes
- vision, capacity to see, field of vision, attention
- acis kā vanagam, kaķim ― eyes like a hawk's, a cat's (= good vision)
- pievērst acis gleznai ― to turn one's eyes to a painting
- something similar to an eye in form
- gredzens ar lielu aci ― a ring with a large eye
- kartupeļu acis ― potato eyes
- a hole or loop with a specific purpose
- adatas acs ― eye of a needle
- tīkla acis ― mesh size
- (card games) value unit (when playing cards)
- dūzim ir vienpadsmit acu ― the ace has, is eleven eyes
Declension
Declension of acs (6th declension)
Derived terms
References
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↑ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 365
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↑ “akis” in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė
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↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “acs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7
