acs

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic (perhaps Proto-Balto-Slavic^[1][2]) *ak-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognates include Lithuanian akìs, Old Prussian ackis (plural), Proto-Slavic *oko (“eye”) (Old Church Slavonic око (oko), Russian, Ukrainian о́ко (óko), Bulgarian око́ (okó), Czech, Polish oko), Proto-Germanic *ago (> *augô under the influence of *ausô (“ear”); Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō), German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye), Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi), Armenian ակն (akn), Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps, “eye, face”), Latin oculus.^[3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ats]

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Noun

acs f (6th declension)

1. (anatomy) eye (organ of vision)

   zilas, brūnas, melnas acis ― blue, brown, black eyes

   lielas, mazas acis ― big, small eyes

   šauras, šķības acis ― slanted eyes

   acu vāki (= plakstiņi) ― eyelids

   dzīvas, skumjas acis ― live, sad eyes

   viltīgas acis ― cunning eyes

   acu pilienis ― eye drops

   atvērt, aizvērt acis ― to close, to open one's eyes

   mirkšķināt acis ― to blink one's eyes

2. vision, capacity to see, field of vision, attention

   acis kā vanagam, kaķim ― eyes like a hawk's, a cat's (= good vision)

   pievērst acis gleznai ― to turn one's eyes to a painting

3. something similar to an eye in form

   gredzens ar lielu aci ― a ring with a large eye

   kartupeļu acis ― potato eyes

4. a hole or loop with a specific purpose

   adatas acs ― eye of a needle

   tīkla acis ― mesh size

5. (card games) value unit (when playing cards)

   dūzim ir vienpadsmit acu ― the ace has, is eleven eyes

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