auss

See also: auß and auß-

Latvian

Auss

Etymology

A 6th-declension stem based on an earlier plural form ausì, from Proto-Baltic *auś-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”). From Proto-Baltic, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Cognates include Lithuanian ausìs, Old Prussian ausins (accusative plural), Proto-Slavic *uxo, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍉 (ausō) (< Proto-Germanic *ausô, Old High German ōra, German Ohr, Avestan 𐬎𐬱𐬌 (uši, “both ears, mind, reason”), Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), Latin auris (< *ausis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [àws]

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Noun

auss f (6th declension)

1. (anatomy) ear (the organ of hearing)

   ārējā, iekšējā auss ― outer, inner ear

   pakasīt aiz auss ― to scratch behind the ear

   spalvainas ausis ― hairy ears

   ausu ārsts ― ear doctor

   auss eja ― ear canal

   auss iekaisums ― ear infection

   nedzirdīgas, kurlas ausis ― deaf ears

   saberzēt nosalušas ausis ― to rub (one's) ice-cold ears

   ausīs džinkst, dūc, zvana, dun, šalc, rūc, šņāc ― (one's) ears are buzzing, whizzing, ringing

   mūsu auss skaņas svārstības uztver tikai no 15 līdz 20000 hercu intervālā ― our ear's sound perception range covers an interval of only 15 to 20000 Hertz

   suns aprimst kaukt un aizdomīgi paceļ ausis ― the dog stopped howling and suspiciously raised his ears

2. (figuratively) an individual human being

   slēpt ko no ziņkārām ausīm ― to hide something from curious ears

3. ear (the capacity to hear; understanding, awareness of what one hears)

   labas ausis ― good ears (= hearing)

   vājas ausis ― weak, poor ears (= hearing)

   nē, es redzu: jūsu ausim mani vārdi ir tukša skaņa ― no, I see: to your ears my words are empty sounds

4. (usually plural) ears (elongated, protruding lateral parts of certain objects)

   nolaist cepures ausis ― to let down (one's) hat ears

   būrtnīca ar ausīm ― a notebook with ears

   durvīs parādās večuks... ziemas cepures ausis nokarājas uz abām pusēm kā dažkārt zaķim ― an old man showed up at the door... the ears of his winter hat were hanging on both sides as bunny ears sometimes do

Declension

Declension of auss (6th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	auss	ausis
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ausi	ausis
genitive (ģenitīvs)	auss	ausu
dative (datīvs)	ausij	ausīm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ausi	ausīm
locative (lokatīvs)	ausī	ausīs
vocative (vokatīvs)	auss	ausis

Synonyms

• (of "hearing"): dzirde

Derived terms

• auss sērs