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ierocis

ierocis

Latvian

Ieroči
Ieroči

Noun

ierocis m (2nd declension)

  1. weapon (instrument used to injure, kill, or destroy)
    medību ierocis‎ ― hunting weapon
    šaujamais ierocis, šaujamierocis‎ ― firearm
    eksplozīvie ieroči‎ ― explosive weapons
    aukstie ieroči‎ ― blade (lit. cold) weapons
    masveida iznīcināšanas ieroči‎ ― weapons of mass destruction
    bakterioloģiskie, bioloģiskie, ķīmiskie ieroči‎ ― bacteriological, biological, chemical weapons

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References

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

Etymology

Derived from ie- +‎ roka ‎(“hand”) and made into a second-declension masculine noun (ending -is). The original meaning was probably “handle” (“in-hand”), maybe “sword handle” (in some older sourcers, ierocis is given as a synonym of zobens “sword”). In the 18th and 19th centuries, ierocis, like its Lithuanian cognate, could also mean “tool, instrument” (< “something held with one's hand”); its military meaning grew gradually more important, becoming dominant by the end of the 19th century. Cognates include Lithuanian į́rankis ‎(“tool, instrument, weapon”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ìɛɾuôtsis]

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