maksts

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as maks (“purse, pouch”) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *mak- (“(skin) bag, sack”), with an extra suffix -t. Cognates include Lithuanian makšti̇̀s.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maksts]
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Noun

maksts f (6th declension)

  1. (anatomy) vagina, vulva (a woman's external sexual organs)
    maksts gļotāda ― vaginal mucosa
    maksts fizioloģija ― vaginal physiology
  2. sheath, scabbard, holster
    izvilkt zobenu no maksts ― to draw a sword from its sheath
    iebāzt zobenu makstī ― to put a sword in its sheath
    revolvera maksts ― revolver holster

Declension

Declension of maksts (6th declension)
singular plural
nominative maksts makstis
genitive maksts makstu
dative makstij makstīm
accusative maksti makstis
instrumental maksti makstīm
locative makstī makstīs
vocative maksts makstis

Synonyms

See also

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “maks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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