ālants

== Latvian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German ālant, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“white, shiny”), first mentioned in 17th-century sources (as alands; the form ālants appeared only in the 19th century). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [āːlants] === Noun === ālants m (1st declension) ide (small fish species of the family Cyprinidae, species Leuciscus idus) Baltijas jūrā ir daudz dažādu zivju... ir arī saldūdens zivis: ālanti, raudas, karūsas... ― in the Baltic Sea there is a large variety of fish... there are also freshwater fish: ide, roach, bream foreļu un ālantu apdzīvotajos strautos un upītēs rudenī aizvien vēl valda dzīva rosība, jo šīs zivis īsti labi jūtas vēsā ūdenī ― in the fall, in rivers inhabited by trout and ide, there is still a lot of activity, because these fish feel really well in cold water ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== šķaunacis === References ===