"varavīksne" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

IPA: [vaɾavîːksnɛ] Audio: Lv-varavīksne.ogg
Etymology: The various attested forms result from reduplication: varavīksne < *vavarīksne, vararīste < *vavarīste, where vavar- is a reduplicated form of Proto-Baltic *war-, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, to bend”) (whence also Latvian vērpt “to spin”, q.v.). The original meaning was probably “bending,” “arch.” The second part of the word was apparently not just a suffix, but an independent word, perhaps related to rīkste (“switch, twig, flexible rod”); note that rīksna is dialectally attested by itself with the meaning of “rainbow.” The rich dialectal variation in this word, as well as the several other dialectal terms for “rainbow” (e.g., dardedze, telverdze), probably result, on the one hand, from dialectal mixing, and, on the other hand, from taboo restrictions (ancient Latvians apparently considered the rainbow the result of magical forces that deserved respect). Cognates include Lithuanian vaivórykštė, dialectal varvórykštė. Etymology templates: {{m|lv|varavīksne}} varavīksne, {{m|lv|*vavarīksne}} *vavarīksne, {{m|lv|vararīste}} vararīste, {{m|lv|*vavarīste}} *vavarīste, {{uder|lv|bat-pro|*war-}} Proto-Baltic *war-, {{uder|lv|ine-pro|*wer-||to turn, to bend}} Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, to bend”), {{cog|lv|vērpt}} Latvian vērpt, {{m|lv|rīkste||switch, twig, flexible rod}} rīkste (“switch, twig, flexible rod”), {{m|lv|rīksna}} rīksna, {{m|lv|dardedze}} dardedze, {{m|lv|telverdze}} telverdze, {{cog|lt|vaivórykštė}} Lithuanian vaivórykštė, {{m|lt|varvórykštė}} varvórykštė Head templates: {{head|lv|noun|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} varavīksne f, {{lv-noun|f|5th}} varavīksne f (5th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|varavīk|e|5th||sn|šņ|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-5|varavīk|e|4=|5=sn|6=šņ|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|varavīksne|varavīksnes|varavīksni|varavīksnes|varavīksnes|varavīkšņu|varavīksnei|varavīksnēm|varavīksni|varavīksnēm|varavīksnē|varavīksnēs|varavīksne|varavīksnes|type=5th declension|x=-60}} Forms: declension-5 [table-tags], varavīksne [nominative, singular], varavīksnes [nominative, plural], varavīksni [accusative, singular], varavīksnes [accusative, plural], varavīksnes [genitive, singular], varavīkšņu [genitive, plural], varavīksnei [dative, singular], varavīksnēm [dative, plural], varavīksni [instrumental, singular], varavīksnēm [instrumental, plural], varavīksnē [locative, singular], varavīksnēs [locative, plural], varavīksne [singular, vocative], varavīksnes [plural, vocative]
  1. rainbow (multicolored arch in the sky) Wikipedia link: lv:varavīksne Tags: declension-5, feminine Categories (topical): Weather Synonyms: varavīksna, varvīksna, varvīkste, vararīkste Synonyms (dialectal forms): varvīksne Derived forms: varavīksnene Related terms: dardedze [feminine]

Inflected forms

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        "5": "varavīksnes",
        "6": "varavīkšņu",
        "7": "varavīksnei",
        "8": "varavīksnēm",
        "9": "varavīksni",
        "type": "5th declension",
        "x": "-60"
      },
      "name": "lv-decl-noun-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latvian",
  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dardedze"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latvian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latvian entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Latvian etymologies from LEV",
        "Latvian feminine nouns",
        "Latvian fifth declension nouns",
        "Latvian lemmas",
        "Latvian noun forms",
        "Latvian nouns",
        "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 non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Latvian terms with usage examples",
        "Latvian undefined derivations",
        "Latvian words with broken intonation",
        "lv:Weather"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a rainbow appears as a seven-color arch on the opposite side to the sun",
          "text": "varavīksne parādās kā septiņkrāsu loks Saulei pretējā pusē",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "in the sky, a rainbow had really blossomed",
          "text": "debesīs patiešām bija uzplaukusi varavīksne",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to sparkle in all the colors of the rainbow",
          "text": "zaigot visās varavīksnes krāsās",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "rainbow trout (a species of trout)",
          "text": "varavīksnes forele",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rainbow (multicolored arch in the sky)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rainbow",
          "rainbow"
        ],
        [
          "multicolored",
          "multicolored#English"
        ],
        [
          "arch",
          "arch#English"
        ],
        [
          "sky",
          "sky#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-5",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "lv:varavīksne"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[vaɾavîːksnɛ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Lv-varavīksne.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/15/Lv-varav%C4%ABksne.ogg/Lv-varav%C4%ABksne.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Lv-varav%C4%ABksne.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "dialectal forms",
      "word": "varvīksne"
    },
    {
      "word": "varavīksna"
    },
    {
      "word": "varvīksna"
    },
    {
      "word": "varvīkste"
    },
    {
      "word": "vararīkste"
    }
  ],
  "word": "varavīksne"
}

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