atvere

See also: atverē

Latvian

From atvērt (“to open”) +‎ -e, with ē > e shortening (and with atvērt from at- +‎ vērt (“to open, to close”)).

atvere f (5th declension)

opening, orifice (a gap or hole in an organism or in a specific organ)
deguna atveres ― nostrils (lit. nose openings, orifices)

žaunu atvere ― gill opening

aortas atvere ― the opening of the aorta

anālā atvere ― anal orifice, anus

varavīksnenes vidū atrodas apaļa, melna atvere: zīlīte ― in the middle of the iris (in the eye) there is a round, black opening: the pupil
opening, orifice (a gap or hole in a mechanism or machine)
mutuļo un krāc Jeņiseja, lauzdamās cauri aizsprosta atverēm ― the Yenisey (river) swirled and roared, breaking through the openings in the dam
(rare) hole, concavity, depression (on a surface)
te nokritis meteorīts, izveidojot lielu, dziļu atveri diametrā ap 100 m, kas piepildījusies ar ūdeni ― here the meteorite fell, creating a large, deep hole with (lit. in) a diameter of about 100 m, which is filled with water

Declension of atvere (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	atvere	atveres
accusative (akuzatīvs)	atveri	atveres
genitive (ģenitīvs)	atveres	atveru
dative (datīvs)	atverei	atverēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	atveri	atverēm
locative (lokatīvs)	atverē	atverēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	atvere	atveres