dzinums

Latvian

Alveju dzinumi

Etymology

From dzīt (past stem: dzin-) (to drive; to shoot) + -ums.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dzinums m (1st declension)

  1. (botany) sprout, shoot (budding growth typical of a certain time period)
    jauns dzinumsnew shoot
    kartupeļu dzinumipotato shoots, sprouts
    alveju dzinumialoe shoots, sprouts
    virszemes dzinumiabove-ground shoots, growths
    apakšzemes dzinumiunderground shoots
    egļu zaru galos maigā zaļumā vizēja šā gada mīkstie dzinumiat the ends of the fir branches this year's soft shoots glistened in soft greenness
    no Latvijas savvaļas rozēm izplatītākā ir rudā roze, ar rudi sarkaniem dzinumiemamong Latvia's wild roses the most widespread is the red rose, with brownish red shoots

Declension

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