"kas" meaning in Latvian

See kas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], kas [nominative], [genitive], kam [dative], ko [accusative], - [instrumental], - [locative]
Etymology: From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas. Etymology templates: {{inh|lv|ine-bsl-pro|*kas}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas Head templates: {{head|lv|pronoun|cat2=interrogative pronouns}} kas, {{lv-pronoun|int}} kas (interrogative), {{head|lv|pronoun|cat2=relative pronouns}} kas, {{lv-pronoun|rel}} kas (relative), {{head|lv|pronoun|cat2=indefinite pronouns}} kas, {{lv-pronoun|indef}} kas (indefinite)
  1. who, what Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-kas-lv-pron-9aimu9zb Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian indefinite pronouns, Latvian interrogative pronouns, Latvian personal pronouns, Latvian pronouns, Latvian relative pronouns Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 45 0 0 55 0 Disambiguation of Latvian indefinite pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian interrogative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian personal pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian pronouns: 27 14 14 32 14 Disambiguation of Latvian relative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12
  2. that Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-kas-lv-pron-jn~AI2r0 Categories (other): Latvian indefinite pronouns, Latvian interrogative pronouns, Latvian personal pronouns, Latvian pronouns, Latvian relative pronouns Disambiguation of Latvian indefinite pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian interrogative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian personal pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian pronouns: 27 14 14 32 14 Disambiguation of Latvian relative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12
  3. which Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-kas-lv-pron-d7wGxV0p Categories (other): Latvian indefinite pronouns, Latvian interrogative pronouns, Latvian personal pronouns, Latvian pronouns, Latvian relative pronouns Disambiguation of Latvian indefinite pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian interrogative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian personal pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian pronouns: 27 14 14 32 14 Disambiguation of Latvian relative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12
  4. who Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-kas-lv-pron-btAzcUC9 Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian indefinite pronouns, Latvian interrogative pronouns, Latvian personal pronouns, Latvian pronouns, Latvian relative pronouns Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 45 0 0 55 0 Disambiguation of Latvian indefinite pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian interrogative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian personal pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian pronouns: 27 14 14 32 14 Disambiguation of Latvian relative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12
  5. something Tags: indefinite Synonyms: kaut kas
    Sense id: en-kas-lv-pron-P8m2iUWd Categories (other): Latvian indefinite pronouns, Latvian interrogative pronouns, Latvian personal pronouns, Latvian pronouns, Latvian relative pronouns Disambiguation of Latvian indefinite pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian interrogative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian personal pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12 Disambiguation of Latvian pronouns: 27 14 14 32 14 Disambiguation of Latvian relative pronouns: 30 12 12 36 12

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nekas"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "3": "*kas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ko",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "interrogative pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "kas",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "int"
      },
      "expansion": "kas (interrogative)",
      "name": "lv-pronoun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "relative pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "kas",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel"
      },
      "expansion": "kas (relative)",
      "name": "lv-pronoun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "indefinite pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "kas",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "indef"
      },
      "expansion": "kas (indefinite)",
      "name": "lv-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 0 0 55 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian indefinite pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian interrogative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian personal pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 14 14 32 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian relative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "who is this person?",
          "text": "kas ir šis cilvēks?",
          "translation": "who is this person?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "what kind of book is it?",
          "text": "kas tā par grāmatu?",
          "translation": "what kind of book is it?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "who, what"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en-kas-lv-pron-9aimu9zb",
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian indefinite pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian interrogative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian personal pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 14 14 32 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian relative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-kas-lv-pron-jn~AI2r0",
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian indefinite pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian interrogative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian personal pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 14 14 32 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian relative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "which"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-kas-lv-pron-d7wGxV0p",
      "links": [
        [
          "which",
          "which"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 0 0 55 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian indefinite pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian interrogative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian personal pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 14 14 32 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian relative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "who"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-kas-lv-pron-btAzcUC9",
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian indefinite pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian interrogative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian personal pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 14 14 32 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 12 12 36 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latvian relative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              11,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "when you want something special",
          "text": "kad gribas ko īpašu",
          "translation": "when you want something special",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something"
      ],
      "head_nr": 3,
      "id": "en-kas-lv-pron-P8m2iUWd",
      "links": [
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kaut kas"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kas"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nekas"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latvian indefinite pronouns",
    "Latvian interrogative pronouns",
    "Latvian lemmas",
    "Latvian personal pronouns",
    "Latvian pronouns",
    "Latvian relative pronouns",
    "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic",
    "Pages with 34 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "ine-bsl-pro",
        "3": "*kas"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ko",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "interrogative pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "kas",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "int"
      },
      "expansion": "kas (interrogative)",
      "name": "lv-pronoun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "relative pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "kas",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel"
      },
      "expansion": "kas (relative)",
      "name": "lv-pronoun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "indefinite pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "kas",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "indef"
      },
      "expansion": "kas (indefinite)",
      "name": "lv-pronoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "who is this person?",
          "text": "kas ir šis cilvēks?",
          "translation": "who is this person?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "what kind of book is it?",
          "text": "kas tā par grāmatu?",
          "translation": "what kind of book is it?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "who, what"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "which"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "which",
          "which"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "who"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "who",
          "who"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            ]
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "when you want something special",
          "text": "kad gribas ko īpašu",
          "translation": "when you want something special",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something"
      ],
      "head_nr": 3,
      "links": [
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kaut kas"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kas"
}

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