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pakavs

pakavs

Latvian

Pakavs

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Noun

pakavs m (1st declension)

  1. horseshoe (U-shaped metal object used to protect a horse's hooves)
    pakavu naglashorseshoe nails
    laimes pakavs ― lucky horseshoe
    piesist pakavu ― to nail a horseshoe on
    apkalt zirgu ar jauniem pakavirem ― to shoe a horse with new horseshoes

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References

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