"knašs" meaning in Latvian

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Adjective

IPA: [knaʃ] Audio: lv-riga-knašs.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Baltic *knas- (which, with *-yos, yields *knaš-yos > knašs), from Proto-Indo-European *kn-es-, *kn-os-, from the zero grade of *ken- (“to try, to hurry, to move”). A different hypothesis is that knašs might originally result from methatesis on nasks (q.v.). A third possibility is that it was a borrowing from Baltic German knasch (“hurried, quick, agile”), although it is also quite possible that knasch was borrowed from Latvian knašs, since it was only found in Baltic varieties of German. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐγκονέω (enkonéō, “to hurry, to be quick and active”), Latin cōnor (“to try, to attempt”). Etymology templates: {{uder|lv|bat-pro|*knas-}} Proto-Baltic *knas-, {{m|lv|*knaš-yos}} *knaš-yos, {{m|lv|knašs}} knašs, {{uder|lv|ine-pro|*kn-es-}} Proto-Indo-European *kn-es-, {{m|ine-pro|*kn-os-}} *kn-os-, {{m|ine-pro|*ken-||to try, to hurry, to move}} *ken- (“to try, to hurry, to move”), {{m|lv|knašs}} knašs, {{m|lv|nasks}} nasks, {{cog|de|knasch||hurried, quick, agile}} German knasch (“hurried, quick, agile”), {{m|lv|knasch}} knasch, {{cog|lv|knašs}} Latvian knašs, {{cog|grc|ἐγκονέω||to hurry, to be quick and active}} Ancient Greek ἐγκονέω (enkonéō, “to hurry, to be quick and active”), {{cog|la|cōnor||to try, to attempt}} Latin cōnor (“to try, to attempt”) Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|knašais|comparative|knašāks|superlative|visknašākais|adverb|knaši|cat2=|cat3=}} knašs (definite knašais, comparative knašāks, superlative visknašākais, adverb knaši), {{lv-adj|knaš}} knašs (definite knašais, comparative knašāks, superlative visknašākais, adverb knaši) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-adj|knaš|extrawidth=-100}} Forms: knašais [definite], knašāks [comparative], visknašākais [superlative], knaši [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], knašs [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], knaši [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], knaša [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], knašas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], knašu [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], knašus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], knašu [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], knašas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], knaša [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], knašu [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], knašas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], knašu [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], knašam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], knašiem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], knašai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], knašām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], knašu [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], knašiem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], knašu [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], knašām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], knašā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], knašos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], knašā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], knašās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative]
  1. quick, fast, swift; also, agile Synonyms (of "agile"): nasks, ņiprs, veikls, vingrs Synonyms (of "quick"): ašs, ātrs, nasks, straujš, žigls

Inflected forms

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          "english": "swift, quick girl",
          "text": "knaša meitene",
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          "english": "swift, quck boy",
          "text": "knašs zēns",
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        {
          "english": "to go with quick, swift steps",
          "text": "iet knašiem soļiem",
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        },
        {
          "english": "spurred into a quick canter, the horse soon tried to shift to a slower pace",
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          "sense": "of \"quick\"",
          "word": "ašs"
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          "sense": "of \"quick\"",
          "word": "ātrs"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of \"quick\"",
          "word": "nasks"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of \"quick\"",
          "word": "straujš"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of \"quick\"",
          "word": "žigls"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of \"agile\"",
          "word": "nasks"
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        {
          "sense": "of \"agile\"",
          "word": "ņiprs"
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        {
          "sense": "of \"agile\"",
          "word": "veikls"
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        {
          "sense": "of \"agile\"",
          "word": "vingrs"
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      "form": "knašas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knaša",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašiem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašiem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knašās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "10": "visknašākais",
        "11": "adverb",
        "12": "knaši",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "knašais",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "knašāks",
        "9": "superlative",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "knašs (definite knašais, comparative knašāks, superlative visknašākais, adverb knaši)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "knaš"
      },
      "expansion": "knašs (definite knašais, comparative knašāks, superlative visknašākais, adverb knaši)",
      "name": "lv-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "knaš",
        "extrawidth": "-100"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian adjectives",
        "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
        "Latvian lemmas",
        "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Baltic",
        "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latvian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latvian terms with audio links",
        "Latvian terms with usage examples",
        "Latvian undefined derivations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "swift, quick girl",
          "text": "knaša meitene",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "swift, quck boy",
          "text": "knašs zēns",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to go with quick, swift steps",
          "text": "iet knašiem soļiem",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "spurred into a quick canter, the horse soon tried to shift to a slower pace",
          "text": "saskubintās knašam riksim, zirgs drīz vien mēgināja pāriet gausākā solī",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quick, fast, swift; also, agile"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "fast",
          "fast"
        ],
        [
          "swift",
          "swift"
        ],
        [
          "agile",
          "agile"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[knaʃ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "lv-riga-knašs.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/22/Lv-riga-kna%C5%A1s.ogg/Lv-riga-kna%C5%A1s.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Lv-riga-kna%C5%A1s.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "of \"quick\"",
      "word": "ašs"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"quick\"",
      "word": "ātrs"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"quick\"",
      "word": "nasks"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"quick\"",
      "word": "straujš"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"quick\"",
      "word": "žigls"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"agile\"",
      "word": "nasks"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"agile\"",
      "word": "ņiprs"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"agile\"",
      "word": "veikls"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of \"agile\"",
      "word": "vingrs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knašs"
}

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