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knābis
knābis
Latvian

Knābji
Noun
knābis m (2nd declension)
- (anatomy) beak, bill (rigid structure on the mouth of a bird, used for pecking, grooming, eating, etc.)
- līks knābis ― hooked beak
- ass knābis ― sharp beak
- garš, plats knābis ― long, wide beak
- plakans knābis ― flat beak, bill
- putna knābis noder kā jutīgs darba rīks ― a bird's beak (can) serve as a sensitive tool
- pārstāvis ir liela auguma pusmūža vīrs ar ērgļa knābim līdzīgu degunu ― the agent/representative is a middle-aged tall man with a nose (shaped) like an eagle beak
Declension
Declension of knābis (2nd declension)
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “knābt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7