ezis

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *ežis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *eźjás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”), perhaps from eǵʰi-no-s “one that deals with snakes” > “snake-eater”. Cognates include Lithuanian ežỹs, regional ẽżis, Proto-Slavic *ežь (Russian ёж (jož), Ukrainian dialectal ож (ož), Bulgarian еж (ež), Czech regional jež, Polish jeż), Old High German igil (< *eǵʰil-), Middle Low German egel, German Igel), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old Armenian ոզնի (ozni). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛzis] === Noun === ezis m (2nd declension) hedgehog (small spiny mammal) eža adatas ― hedgehog needles ass kā ezis ― sharp as a hedgehog ==== Declension ==== === References ===