See balss on Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "balsene"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "balsīgs"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "balsīgums"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "balss saite"
}
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*bʰel-",
"id": "sound"
},
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"name": "root"
},
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"2": "bat-pro",
"3": "*balsas"
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"2": "ine-pro",
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"2": "balsas",
"3": "bal̃sas"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "болтать",
"3": "",
"4": "to chat, to chatter"
},
"expansion": "Russian болтать (boltatʹ, “to chat, to chatter”)",
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},
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"2": "bellan"
},
"expansion": "Old High German bellan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"2": "bellen",
"3": "",
"4": "to bark"
},
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},
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"2": "bulderen"
},
"expansion": "Middle Low German bulderen",
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},
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"2": "poltern",
"3": "",
"4": "to rumble; to speak loud"
},
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}
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},
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]
},
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},
{
"form": "balss",
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"form": "balsu",
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"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "balsij",
"source": "declension",
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]
},
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"form": "balsīm",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "balsi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"singular"
]
},
{
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"source": "declension",
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]
},
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"form": "balsi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "balsī",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "balsīs",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "balss",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "balsis",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
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"10": "",
"11": "",
"12": "",
"13": "or",
"14": "",
"15": "",
"16": "",
"2": "noun",
"3": "6th declension",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "or",
"cat2": "",
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"g2": "",
"head": "",
"head2": "",
"sort": ""
},
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"name": "head"
},
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"5": "balss",
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"pos": "noun",
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{
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"english": "strong voice",
"text": "spēcīga balss",
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"english": "the voice trembles",
"text": "balss trīc, dreb",
"translation": "the voice trembles",
"type": "example"
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"english": "voice timbre, power, pitch",
"text": "balss tembrs, spēks, augstums",
"translation": "voice timbre, power, pitch",
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"english": "speech (lit. voice) organs",
"text": "balss aparāts",
"translation": "speech (lit. voice) organs",
"type": "example"
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"english": "vocal cords",
"text": "balss saites",
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"english": "to read out loud (lit. to read in voice)",
"text": "lasīt balsī",
"translation": "to read out loud (lit. to read in voice)",
"type": "example"
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"english": "to lower, to raise one's voice",
"text": "pacelt, raudāt balsi",
"translation": "to lower, to raise one's voice",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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"(anatomy) voice (sound produced by the human respiratory tract for speaking, singing, etc.)"
],
"tags": [
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"feminine"
],
"topics": [
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"medicine",
"sciences"
]
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"english": "happy, sad voice",
"text": "priecīga, skumja balss",
"translation": "happy, sad voice",
"type": "example"
},
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"english": "angry, calm, indifferent voice",
"text": "dusmīga, mierīga, vienaldzīga balss",
"translation": "angry, calm, indifferent voice",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"english": "some voice spoke behind (his) back",
"text": "kadā balss ierunājās aiz muguras",
"translation": "some voice spoke behind (his) back",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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],
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"english": "the voice of the earth",
"text": "zemes balss",
"translation": "the voice of the earth",
"type": "example"
},
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"english": "the voice of one's heart",
"text": "sirds balss",
"translation": "the voice of one's heart",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"voice (metaphorical means of communicating feelings, mental states)"
],
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"english": "high, low (pitched) voice",
"text": "augsta, zema balss",
"translation": "high, low (pitched) voice",
"type": "example"
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"english": "a singer's voice",
"text": "dziedātāja balss",
"translation": "a singer's voice",
"type": "example"
},
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"english": "voice range",
"text": "balss diapazons",
"translation": "voice range",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"voice (capacity for singing)"
],
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},
{
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"parents": [],
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},
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"english": "the upper voice",
"text": "augšējā balss",
"translation": "the upper voice",
"type": "example"
},
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10,
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"english": "constant voice",
"text": "pastāvīga balss",
"translation": "constant voice",
"type": "example"
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"english": "voice movement",
"text": "balsu kustība",
"translation": "voice movement",
"type": "example"
},
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"english": "to sing the first voice",
"text": "dziedāt pirmo balsi",
"translation": "to sing the first voice",
"type": "example"
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"english": "a song for two voices",
"text": "dziesma divām balsīm",
"translation": "a song for two voices",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"voice (single melodic line)"
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"id": "en-balss-lv-noun-yZKDAtI~",
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"qualifier": "polyphonic music",
"raw_glosses": [
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],
"tags": [
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"feminine"
]
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"langcode": "lv",
"name": "Sound",
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"english": "bird songs",
"text": "putnu balsis",
"translation": "bird songs",
"type": "example"
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14,
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"english": "nightingale's voice",
"text": "lakstīgalas balss",
"translation": "nightingale's voice",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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],
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"english": "the voice of the wind",
"text": "vēja balss",
"translation": "the voice of the wind",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"voice (sound produced by natural phenomena or objects)"
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"tags": [
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"english": "the voice of the people",
"text": "tautas balss",
"translation": "the voice of the people",
"type": "example"
},
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12,
17
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4,
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29,
34
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],
"english": "the voice of society, public voice",
"text": "sabiedrības balss",
"translation": "the voice of society, public voice",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"voice (general thoughts, beliefs, of a group of people)"
],
"id": "en-balss-lv-noun-xc438lxz",
"links": [
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"english": "the voice of hate",
"text": "naida balss",
"translation": "the voice of hate",
"type": "example"
},
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11,
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4,
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"english": "the voice of humanity",
"text": "cilvēcības balss",
"translation": "the voice of humanity",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"voice (expression of a mental state)"
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"english": "a people who had been deprived of their voice",
"text": "tauta, kam bija atņemta sava balss",
"translation": "a people who had been deprived of their voice",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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],
"id": "en-balss-lv-noun-EXXyb30F",
"links": [
[
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]
],
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"english": "to give one's vote, to vote",
"text": "nodot, atdot, dot (savu) balsi",
"translation": "to give one's vote, to vote",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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],
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a9/Lv-riga-balss.ogg/Lv-riga-balss.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Lv-riga-balss.ogg"
}
],
"word": "balss"
}
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