virsis

== Latvian == === Alternative forms === sila virsis === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *wirš-, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-, from the stem *wer- (“to bend”). The original name apparently made reference to the small bushes of this plant, full of little bent, twisted branches. Cognates include Lithuanian vi̇̀ržis, vi̇̀ržės, Proto-Slavic *versъ, *verzъ (Russian ве́рес (véres), ве́реск (véresk), Belarusian ве́рас (vjéras), Ukrainian ве́рес (véres), Czech vřes, Polish wrzos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [vìrsis] === Noun === virsis m (2nd declension) (usually in the plural) heather (an evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with small violet vlowers) sila virsis ― heather viršu medus ― heather honey ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== viršu mēnesis === References ===