žogs

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Latvian

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Dēļu žogs

Etymology

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Apparently originally a dialectal (Curonian or Selonian) word of uncertain etymology. A possible connection with the verb žūt (to dry) has been suggested, so that žogs would have originally meant 'dry wood,' the kind used to make fences. Cognates include Lithuanian dialectal džúogas, žúogas (fallen spruce; fence made of fallen knotty trees).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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žogs m (1st declension)

  1. fence (a barrier or enclosure surrounding and protecting a certain area or territory)
    zedeņu, dēļu, latiņu žogswattle, plank, bar fence
    režģa, mūra žogslattice, masonry fence
    stiepļu pinuma žogswire mesh fence
    dzeloņsptieļu žogsbarbed wire fence
    pīts žogswicker fence
    rāpties pār žoguto climb over the fence
    vēctevs apjoza kalna kapsētu ar baltu bērza žogugrandfather surrounded the mountain cemetery with a white birch (wooden) fence
  2. hedge (a fence made of living plants, bushes)
    eglīšu žogsspruce hedge
    ceļa pusē, aiz ceriņu un mežrožu žoga, plauka ābelesby the road, behind the lilac and rose hedge, apple trees flourished

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Derived terms

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References

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