knābis

 knābis on Latvian Wikipedia

From the same stem as the verb knābt (“to peck”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [knàːbis]

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knābis m (2nd declension)

1. (anatomy) beak, bill (rigid structure on the mouth of a bird, used for pecking, grooming, eating, etc.)

   līks knābis ― hooked beak

   ass knābis ― sharp beak

   garš, plats knābis ― long, wide beak

   plakans knābis ― flat beak, bill

   putna knābis noder kā jutīgs darba rīks ― a bird's beak (can) serve as a sensitive tool

   pārstāvis ir liela auguma pusmūža vīrs ar ērgļa knābim līdzīgu degunu ― the agent/representative is a middle-aged tall man with a nose (shaped) like an eagle beak