Latvian

Dzērve

Noun

dzērve f (5th declension)

1. crane (several species of birds, typically with long legs, belonging to the family Gruidae, especially Grus grus)

   dzērvju klaigas‎ ― the clamor of cranes

   kā dzērves rindā‎ ― like cranes in line (i.e., one after the other)

   dzērves ir ļoti gurdi un tramīgi putni‎ ― cranes are very smart and skittish birds

   vēl purvos dzērves sauc, celdamās spārnos‎ ― in the swamps the cranes still call, raising their wings

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References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “dzērve”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7