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Noun [Latvian]

IPA: [bàls] Audio: lv-riga-balss.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Baltic *balsas, from the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, *bʰol- (“to sound, to speak, to roar, to bark”), with an extra suffix -so (*bʰol-so-s). Cognates include Lithuanian bal̃sas, Russian болтать (boltatʹ, “to chat, to chatter”), dialectal балдить (balditʹ, “to often repeat the same thing”), Old High German bellan, German bellen (“to bark”), Middle Low German bulderen, German poltern (“to rumble; to speak loud”). Etymology templates: {{root|lv|ine-pro|*bʰel-|id=sound}}, {{inh|lv|bat-pro|*balsas}} Proto-Baltic *balsas, {{der|lv|ine-pro|*bʰel-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, {{cog|lt|balsas|bal̃sas}} Lithuanian bal̃sas, {{cog|ru|болтать||to chat, to chatter}} Russian болтать (boltatʹ, “to chat, to chatter”), {{cog|goh|bellan}} Old High German bellan, {{cog|de|bellen||to bark}} German bellen (“to bark”), {{cog|gml|bulderen}} Middle Low German bulderen, {{cog|de|poltern||to rumble; to speak loud}} German poltern (“to rumble; to speak loud”) Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} balss f, {{lv-noun|f|6th}} balss f (6th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|bal|s|6th||s|s|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-6|bal|s|4=|5=s|6=s|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|balss|balsis|balsi|balsis|balss|balsu|balsij|balsīm|balsi|balsīm|balsī|balsīs|balss|balsis|type=6th declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-6 [table-tags], balss [nominative, singular], balsis [nominative, plural], balsi [accusative, singular], balsis [accusative, plural], balss [genitive, singular], balsu [genitive, plural], balsij [dative, singular], balsīm [dative, plural], balsi [instrumental, singular], balsīm [instrumental, plural], balsī [locative, singular], balsīs [locative, plural], balss [singular, vocative], balsis [plural, vocative]
  1. (anatomy) voice (sound produced by the human respiratory tract for speaking, singing, etc.) Tags: declension-6, feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy, Sound
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-B5qot3Mm Disambiguation of Sound: 36 10 1 0 15 0 9 27 2 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 5 8 3 19 6 7 9 4 3 3 10 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 18 9 6 5 4 14 5 6 8 7 3 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 2 2 5 3 22 8 8 11 3 2 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 1 2 9 1 23 7 8 12 1 1 1 12 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. voice, intonation (how a person's voice sounds, expressing or revealing mental states) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-FWjiMqUO Categories (other): Latvian words with falling intonation Disambiguation of Latvian words with falling intonation: 10 40 8 5 6 4 3 3 3 5 3 5 6
  3. voice (someone who cannot be seen but can be heard) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-bU9DhyLE
  4. voice (metaphorical means of communicating feelings, mental states) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-~qiy31Em
  5. voice (capacity for singing) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-5lMJXEXP
  6. (polyphonic music) voice (single melodic line) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-yZKDAtI~ Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 19 4 5 8 3 19 6 7 9 4 3 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 2 2 5 3 22 8 8 11 3 2 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 1 2 9 1 23 7 8 12 1 1 1 12
  7. voice (sounds and calls produced by animals) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-A-v~QI6L
  8. voice (sound produced by natural phenomena or objects) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-75OcUdtw
  9. voice (general thoughts, beliefs, of a group of people) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-xc438lxz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 2 2 5 3 22 8 8 11 3 2 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 1 2 9 1 23 7 8 12 1 1 1 12
  10. voice (expression of a mental state) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-PXTPFfn-
  11. voice (capacity or opportunity to express one's opinion) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-EXXyb30F
  12. vote (citizen's will, expressed in an election, a referendum) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-I9mHHOp6
  13. vote (opinion, to be counted, expressed in a debate or discussion) Tags: declension-6, feminine
    Sense id: en-balss-lv-noun-EdjufjcK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 2 2 5 3 22 8 8 11 3 2 2 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 1 2 9 1 23 7 8 12 1 1 1 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balsene, balsīgs, balsīgums, balss saite

Inflected forms

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      "word": "balsene"
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      "word": "balsīgs"
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      "_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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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "balsī",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "balss",
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  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "strong voice",
          "text": "spēcīga balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the voice trembles",
          "text": "balss trīc, dreb",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "voice timbre, power, pitch",
          "text": "balss tembrs, spēks, augstums",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "speech (lit. voice) organs",
          "text": "balss aparāts",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "vocal cords",
          "text": "balss saites",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to read out loud (lit. to read in voice)",
          "text": "lasīt balsī",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to lower, to raise one's voice",
          "text": "pacelt, raudāt balsi",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voice (sound produced by the human respiratory tract for speaking, singing, etc.)"
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          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
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        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
        [
          "respiratory tract",
          "respiratory tract#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) voice (sound produced by the human respiratory tract for speaking, singing, etc.)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-6",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "happy, sad voice",
          "text": "priecīga, skumja balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "angry, calm, indifferent voice",
          "text": "dusmīga, mierīga, vienaldzīga balss",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voice, intonation (how a person's voice sounds, expressing or revealing mental states)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balss-lv-noun-FWjiMqUO",
      "links": [
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          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
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          "intonation",
          "intonation"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "some voice spoke behind (his) back",
          "text": "kadā balss ierunājās aiz muguras",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voice (someone who cannot be seen but can be heard)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balss-lv-noun-bU9DhyLE",
      "links": [
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "english": "the voice of the earth",
          "text": "zemes balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the voice of one's heart",
          "text": "sirds balss",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voice (metaphorical means of communicating feelings, mental states)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balss-lv-noun-~qiy31Em",
      "links": [
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      ],
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    },
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        {
          "english": "high, low (pitched) voice",
          "text": "augsta, zema balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a singer's voice",
          "text": "dziedātāja balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "voice range",
          "text": "balss diapazons",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voice (capacity for singing)"
      ],
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          "voice",
          "voice"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "the upper voice",
          "text": "augšējā balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "constant voice",
          "text": "pastāvīga balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "voice movement",
          "text": "balsu kustība",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to sing the first voice",
          "text": "dziedāt pirmo balsi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "a song for two voices",
          "text": "dziesma divām balsīm",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voice (single melodic line)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balss-lv-noun-yZKDAtI~",
      "links": [
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "polyphonic music",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(polyphonic music) voice (single melodic line)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-6",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bird songs",
          "text": "putnu balsis",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "nightingale's voice",
          "text": "lakstīgalas balss",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "voice (sounds and calls produced by animals)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balss-lv-noun-A-v~QI6L",
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        {
          "english": "the voice of the wind",
          "text": "vēja balss",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "voice (sound produced by natural phenomena or objects)"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "the voice of the people",
          "text": "tautas balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the voice of society, public voice",
          "text": "sabiedrības balss",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "voice (general thoughts, beliefs, of a group of people)"
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        {
          "english": "the voice of hate",
          "text": "naida balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the voice of humanity",
          "text": "cilvēcības balss",
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          "english": "to settle the question by majority vote",
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          "english": "strong voice",
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          "english": "speech (lit. voice) organs",
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          "english": "to read out loud (lit. to read in voice)",
          "text": "lasīt balsī",
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          "text": "pacelt, raudāt balsi",
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          "text": "priecīga, skumja balss",
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        },
        {
          "english": "angry, calm, indifferent voice",
          "text": "dusmīga, mierīga, vienaldzīga balss",
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          "english": "some voice spoke behind (his) back",
          "text": "kadā balss ierunājās aiz muguras",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "voice (someone who cannot be seen but can be heard)"
      ],
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          "voice",
          "voice"
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          "english": "the voice of the earth",
          "text": "zemes balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "the voice of one's heart",
          "text": "sirds balss",
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        }
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          "english": "high, low (pitched) voice",
          "text": "augsta, zema balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "a singer's voice",
          "text": "dziedātāja balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "voice range",
          "text": "balss diapazons",
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          "english": "the upper voice",
          "text": "augšējā balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "constant voice",
          "text": "pastāvīga balss",
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        },
        {
          "english": "voice movement",
          "text": "balsu kustība",
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        },
        {
          "english": "to sing the first voice",
          "text": "dziedāt pirmo balsi",
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        },
        {
          "english": "a song for two voices",
          "text": "dziesma divām balsīm",
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        }
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      "qualifier": "polyphonic music",
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          "english": "bird songs",
          "text": "putnu balsis",
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          "english": "nightingale's voice",
          "text": "lakstīgalas balss",
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        }
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          "english": "the voice of the wind",
          "text": "vēja balss",
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        }
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          "english": "the voice of the people",
          "text": "tautas balss",
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        },
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          "english": "the voice of society, public voice",
          "text": "sabiedrības balss",
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        }
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        {
          "english": "the voice of hate",
          "text": "naida balss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the voice of humanity",
          "text": "cilvēcības balss",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "a people who had been deprived of their voice",
          "text": "tauta, kam bija atņemta sava balss",
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        "voice (capacity or opportunity to express one's opinion)"
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        {
          "english": "to give one's vote, to vote",
          "text": "nodot, atdot, dot (savu) balsi",
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          "english": "to settle the question by majority vote",
          "text": "izšķirt jautājumu ar balsu vairākumu",
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        },
        {
          "english": "absolute voting majority",
          "text": "absolūtais balsu vairākums",
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}

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