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Zaķis
zaķis
zaķis
See also: Zaķis
Latvian
Noun
zaķis m (2nd declension)
- hare (esp. Lepus europaeus)
- pelēkais, baltais zaķis ― gray, white hare
- bailīgs kā zaķis ― timid as a hare
- nobijies kā zaķis ― scared as a hare
- Lieldienu zaķis ― Easter Bunny
- (informal) stowaway; person who rides (a bus, a train, etc.) without paying the fare
- braukt par zaķi ― to ride as a hare
- “zaķiem” būs jāmaksā 40 latu sods ― hares will have to pay a fine of 40 lats
Declension
Declension of zaķis (2nd declension)
Usage notes
In English, rabbit is the preferred word when one does not want to distingusih rabbits from hares; in Latvian, zaķis (“hare”) is preferred, and trusis (“rabbit”) is less frequent. (Note that the Latvian Easter Bunny is in fact the Easter Hare.)
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References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “zaķis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7