āzis

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *āž-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂e(y)ǵ- (“goat”). Cognates include Lithuanian ožỹs, Old Prussian wosux (/⁠vōzuks⁠/), Proto-Slavic *azь (Russian язь (jazʹ) “ide (fish)” < “goat”), Sanskrit अज (ajá), Albanian dhi (< *a-dhi), Old Armenian այծ (ayc). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [âːzis] === Noun === āzis m (2nd declension) male goat, billy goat, buck āža bārda, bārdiņa ― (little) goat beard, goatee tiepīgs kā āzis ― as stubborn as a goat ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== stirnāzis, stirnuāzis, stirnu āzis (dialectal form) mežāzis ==== See also ==== kaza kazlēns === References ===