"alus" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

IPA: [alus] Audio: lv-riga-alus.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Baltic *álu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“bitter”). A minority view considers the Latvian and Lithuanian terms to be ultimately borrowings from Germanic, via Old Prussian. Cognates include Lithuanian alùs, Old Prussian alu (“honey drink”), Old East Slavic олъ (olŭ, “strong drink”), Bulgarian олови́на (olovína, “beer yeast”), Slovene ôl (“beer”)|ol, Old English ealu, alu, English ale, Old Norse ǫl (“beer; feast”), Ancient Greek ἀλύδοιμος (alúdoimos, “bitter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|lv|bat-pro|*álu}} Proto-Baltic *álu, {{inh|lv|ine-pro|*h₂elut-|t=bitter}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- (“bitter”), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|prg|-}} Old Prussian, {{cog|lt|alùs}} Lithuanian alùs, {{cog|prg|alu|t=honey drink}} Old Prussian alu (“honey drink”), {{cog|orv|олъ|t=strong drink}} Old East Slavic олъ (olŭ, “strong drink”), {{cog|bg|олови́на|t=beer yeast}} Bulgarian олови́на (olovína, “beer yeast”), {{cog|sl|ôl|t=beer}} Slovene ôl (“beer”), {{cog|ang|ealu}} Old English ealu, {{m|ang|alu}} alu, {{cog|en|ale}} English ale, {{cog|non|ǫl|t=beer; feast}} Old Norse ǫl (“beer; feast”), {{cog|grc|ἀλύδοιμος|t=bitter}} Ancient Greek ἀλύδοιμος (alúdoimos, “bitter”) Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} alus m, {{lv-noun|m|3rd}} alus m (3rd declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|al|us|3rd|no-pl|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-3|al|us|4=no-pl|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|alus|-|alu|-|alus|-|alum|-|alu|-|alū|-|alus|-|type=3rd declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-3 [table-tags], alus [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], alu [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], alus [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], alum [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], alu [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], alū [locative, singular], - [locative, plural], alus [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative]
  1. beer (alcoholic beverage usually made with barley malt and hops) Wikipedia link: lv:alus Tags: declension-3, masculine Categories (topical): Beer Derived forms: alus darītava

Inflected forms

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          "english": "lager (literally, “light beer”)",
          "text": "gaišais alus",
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          "english": "dark beer",
          "text": "tumšais alus",
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          "english": "home beer",
          "text": "mājas alus",
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          "english": "craft beer",
          "text": "amatnieku alus",
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        },
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          "english": "honey beer",
          "text": "medalus",
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          "english": "beer barrel, keg",
          "text": "alus muca",
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          "text": "alus kauss",
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          "text": "Jāņiem tika brūvēts alus, un nu staigāja no mutes uz muti liela, zaļa māla krūze, putām pārsegta, rūgteni smaržīga dzēriena pilna",
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          "english": "lager (literally, “light beer”)",
          "text": "gaišais alus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "dark beer",
          "text": "tumšais alus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "home beer",
          "text": "mājas alus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "craft beer",
          "text": "amatnieku alus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "honey beer",
          "text": "medalus",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "beer barrel, keg",
          "text": "alus muca",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "beer mug",
          "text": "alus kauss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "brewery (literally, “beer making place”)",
          "text": "alus darītava",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "beer industry",
          "text": "alus rūpniecība",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to make (literally, “to do”), to brew (literally, “to boil”) beer",
          "text": "darīt, vārīt alu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "in midsummer beer was brewed, and then a big, green clay jug went from mouth to mouth, covered with foam and full of (that) bitter, aromatic drink",
          "text": "Jāņiem tika brūvēts alus, un nu staigāja no mutes uz muti liela, zaļa māla krūze, putām pārsegta, rūgteni smaržīga dzēriena pilna",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beer (alcoholic beverage usually made with barley malt and hops)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beer",
          "beer"
        ],
        [
          "alcoholic",
          "alcoholic#English"
        ],
        [
          "beverage",
          "beverage#English"
        ],
        [
          "usually",
          "usually#English"
        ],
        [
          "made",
          "make#English"
        ],
        [
          "barley",
          "barley#English"
        ],
        [
          "malt",
          "malt#English"
        ],
        [
          "hop",
          "hop#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "lv:alus"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[alus]"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/63/Lv-riga-alus.ogg/Lv-riga-alus.ogg.mp3",
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    }
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  "word": "alus"
}

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