saimniece

lv-noun

saimniece f (5th declension, masculine form: saimnieks)

saimnieks (masculine)
saimniece (nominative singular)
saimnieces (nominative plural)
saimnieci (accusative singular)
saimnieces (accusative plural)
saimnieces (genitive singular)
saimnieču (genitive plural)
saimniecei (dative singular)
saimniecēm (dative plural)
saimnieci (instrumental singular)
saimniecēm (instrumental plural)
saimniecē (locative singular)
saimniecēs (locative plural)
saimniece (singular vocative)
saimnieces (plural vocative)

From saime (“family, household”) + -niece, or saimnieks (“farmer, owner”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

suffix

rītos saimniecei bij jāceļ meitas, lai iet lopus barot un govis slaukt

in the morning the lady had to wake up the girls (= workers), so that they would go feed the animals and milk the cows

“es gribu, lai tu manās mājās būtu saimniece”, vīrietis teica... “mums būs jāstrādā, būs jāar zeme un rudeņos janovāc raža, bet pēc tā visa mēs varēsim sēdēt pagalmā un raudzīties uz bērniem”

“I want you to be the lady in my house,” the man said... “we will have to work, to plow the land and to harvest in autumn, but after all that we will be able to sit in the yard and watch the children”

(female) farmer, landowner; farmer's or landowner's wife; mistress, lady (woman who organizes, manages, oversees work (usually by women) in a farm)

viesnīcas saimniece

skolas ēdnīcas saimniece

pansijas saimniece

(female) owner or tenant, especially of a small business; wife of the owner of a business; hostess

dzīvokļa saimniece

mazā dzīvokļa saimniece sākumā nepazina viešņu

the small apartment's owner, landlady at first did not recognize the visitor

landlady, (female) owner, manager of a place, house, apartment, etc.; the landlord's wife)

kabineta saimniece

(female) owner, mistress, boss (woman who has the right to use a certain space, room, place, etc.)

suns iztālēm pazīst savu saimnieci

the dog knows his owner, mistress from afar

mēteļa saimniece

taupīga, skopa saimniece

saimniecēm noteikti patiks arī sešu dažādu izmēru alumīnija katliņi

the housewives will be especially pleased by the aluminum pots of six different sizes

housekeeper, housewife; lady of the house; hostess (of guests

izpildkomitejas priekšsēdētāja, nu jau vairāk nekā pusotra gadu desmita būdama pilsētas saimniece, ļoti labi zina to, kas ceļams, remontējams

the (female) president of the executive committee, having been already more than a decade and a half the city manager, knew very well what could be built, what could be repaired

mistress, manager, boss, chief (woman who runs (an organization or company, an event, etc.)


halāts

halāts (nominative singular)
halāti (nominative plural)
halātu (accusative singular)
halātus (accusative plural)
halāta (genitive singular)
halātu (genitive plural)
halātam (dative singular)
halātiem (dative plural)
halātu (instrumental singular)
halātiem (instrumental plural)
halātā (locative singular)
halātos (locative plural)
halāt (singular vocative)
halāti (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Russian хала́т (xalát), itself a borrowing from Turkic (compare Turkish halat (“rope”)), apparently also a borrowing from Byzantine Greek καλόδιο (kalódio). Ultimately from Arabic خِلْعَة (ḵilʕa, “robe of honor”).

mājas halāts

ārsta halāts

darba halāts

laboratorijas halāts

virs kleitas vai svārkiem, kas nēsāmi mājās, ejot uz kūti, vajadzētu uzvilkt piemērotu, viegli mazgājamu darba halātu

over the clothes or (suit) coats that are worn at home, one should, (when) going to the barn, wear also an easily washable work robe, coat

Džesija piecēlās sēdus un ciešāk savilka plāno katūna halātu

Džesija sat up and tightened her thin cotton bathrobe

divus stāvus zemāk, sanatorijas priekšā, bija piebraucis autobuss; apkāt tam pulcējās slimnieki halātos

two floors below, in front of the sanatorium, the bus had pulled up; around it the patients had gathered, in gowns

any flowing garment worn over the body or over other clothes and either left open or tied with a belt; e.g., dressing gowns, gowns, overalls, robes, bathrobes, doctor's coats, lab coats


mapi

accusative/instrumental singular of mape


bārē

accusative/instrumental singular of bāre


bāres

inflection of bāre:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


bārabērnu

inflection of bārabērns:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of bārabērns:
genitive plural


bāra bērniem

dative/instrumental plural of bāra bērns


bāra bērnu

inflection of bāra bērns:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of bāra bērns:
genitive plural


tiltu

inflection of tilts:
accusative/instrumental singular


bāra bērni

nominative/vocative plural of bāra bērns


mape

mape (nominative singular)
mapes (nominative plural)
mapi (accusative singular)
mapes (accusative plural)
mapes (genitive singular)
mapju (genitive plural)
mapei (dative singular)
mapēm (dative plural)
mapi (instrumental singular)
mapēm (instrumental plural)
mapē (locative singular)
mapēs (locative plural)
mape (singular vocative)
mapes (plural vocative)

Probably a borrowing from Germanic (cf. Dutch map).

dokumentu mape

atvērt mapi

ielikt ziņojumu mapē

turēt padusē mapi

folder, file (a folded piece of cardboard or similar material, used to keep papers, documents, etc.)

gleznu reprodukciju mape

iznāks reprodukciju mape “Ļeņins latviešu tēlotājā mākslā”

the album “Lenin in the Latvian fine arts” has come out

file, dossier, portfolio, album (the contents of a folder (1); collection of documents, material, photographs, paintings etc. on a certain topic)

šajā mapē izvietotie faili ir pieejami visiem lietotājiem

the files saved to this folder are available to all users

(computing) folder (node in a computer file structure where files can be stored)


bāru

inflection of bārs:
accusative/instrumental singular


bāri

inflection of bāris:
nominative/vocative plural


stāstījumu

inflection of stāstījums:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of stāstījums:
genitive plural


stāstījumiem

dative/instrumental plural of stāstījums


bāre

lv-noun

bāre f (5th declension, masculine form: bāris)

bāris (masculine)
bāre (nominative singular)
bāres (nominative plural)
bāri (accusative singular)
bāres (accusative plural)
bāres (genitive singular)
bāru (genitive plural)
bārei (dative singular)
bārēm (dative plural)
bāri (instrumental singular)
bārēm (instrumental plural)
bārē (locative singular)
bārēs (locative plural)
bāre (singular vocative)
bāres (plural vocative)


bārabērns

bārabērns (nominative singular)
bārabērni (nominative plural)
bārabērnu (accusative singular)
bārabērnus (accusative plural)
bārabērna (genitive singular)
bārabērnu (genitive plural)
bārabērnam (dative singular)
bārabērniem (dative plural)
bārabērnu (instrumental singular)
bārabērniem (instrumental plural)
bārabērnā (locative singular)
bārabērnos (locative plural)
bārabērn (singular vocative)
bārabērni (plural vocative)

[bàːɾabæ̀ːɾns]

From bāra (“orphen[gen.]”) + bērns (“child”).

Marta ir bārabērns no Latgales

Kosova: Eiropas bārabērns


stāstījumi

nominative/vocative plural of stāstījums


bāra bērns

bāra bērns (nominative singular)
bāra bērni (nominative plural)
bāra bērnu (accusative singular)
bāra bērnus (accusative plural)
bāra bērna (genitive singular)
bāra bērnu (genitive plural)
bāra bērnam (dative singular)
bāra bērniem (dative plural)
bāra bērnu (instrumental singular)
bāra bērniem (instrumental plural)
bāra bērnā (locative singular)
bāra bērnos (locative plural)
bāra bērn (singular vocative)
bāra bērni (plural vocative)

[bàːɾa bæ̀ːɾns]

Jānim Jaunsudrabiņam bija grūta bērnība, viņš bija bāra bērns

Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš had a rough childhood, he was an orphan

ak tu skuķi, bāra bērns / tavu skaistu dziedašanu! / man nenāca nakti miegs, / tavu dziesmu klausoties

oh you girl, (you) orphan / your beautiful singing! / I couldn't sleep at night, / listening to your song

orphan (a child who has lost one or both parents)


stāstnieci

accusative/instrumental singular of stāstniece


stāstnieki

nominative/vocative plural of stāstnieks


stāstniecēm

dative/instrumental plural of stāstniece


stāstniekiem

dative/instrumental plural of stāstnieks


stāstītājām

dative/instrumental plural of stāstītāja


stāstnieces

inflection of stāstniece:
genitive singular

inflection of stāstniece:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


stāstnieku

inflection of stāstnieks:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of stāstnieks:
genitive plural


stāstītājas

inflection of stāstītāja:
genitive singular

inflection of stāstītāja:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


stāstītājiem

dative/instrumental plural of stāstītājs


stāstītāji

nominative/vocative plural of stāstītājs


stāstītāju

inflection of stāstītājs:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of stāstītājs:
genitive plural

inflection of stāstītāja:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of stāstītāja:
genitive plural


netraucēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of netraucēšana


traucēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of traucēšana


traucēšana

traucēšana (nominative singular)
traucēšanu (accusative singular)
traucēšanas (genitive singular)
traucēšanai (dative singular)
traucēšanu (instrumental singular)
traucēšanā (locative singular)
traucēšana (singular vocative)

From traucē(t) (“to disturb, to bother, to interfere with”) + -šana.

suffix

disturbing, bothering, interfering with; verbal noun of traucēt


netraucēšana

netraucēšana (nominative singular)
netraucēšanu (accusative singular)
netraucēšanas (genitive singular)
netraucēšanai (dative singular)
netraucēšanu (instrumental singular)
netraucēšanā (locative singular)
netraucēšana (singular vocative)

From netraucē(t) (“to not disturb, to not bother, to not interfere with”) + -šana.

not disturbing, not bothering, not interfering with; verbal noun of netraucēt


stāstītājs

lv-noun

stāstītājs m (1st declension, feminine form: stāstītāja)

stāstītāja (feminine)
stāstītājs (nominative singular)
stāstītāji (nominative plural)
stāstītāju (accusative singular)
stāstītājus (accusative plural)
stāstītāja (genitive singular)
stāstītāju (genitive plural)
stāstītājam (dative singular)
stāstītājiem (dative plural)
stāstītāju (instrumental singular)
stāstītājiem (instrumental plural)
stāstītājā (locative singular)
stāstītājos (locative plural)
stāstītāj (singular vocative)
stāstītāji (plural vocative)

From stāstīt (“to tell, to narrate”) + -ājs.

izdots Gārta Steina romāns, kura galvenais varonis un stāstītājs ir suns

a novel by Gārts Steins has come out in which the main hero and narrator is a dog

vai tu pazīsti kādu, ko varētu nosaukt par patiesības stāstītāju? kā tu domā, kas viņu motivē stāstīt patiesību? ko tu varētu mācīties no viņa?

do you know someone who could be called a truth teller (= teller of the truth)? what do you think motivates him to tell the truth? what could you learn from him?

(male) narrator (a man who tells something; the viewpoint character in first-person narratives)


stāsts

stāsts (nominative singular)
stāsti (nominative plural)
stāstu (accusative singular)
stāstus (accusative plural)
stāsta (genitive singular)
stāstu (genitive plural)
stāstam (dative singular)
stāstiem (dative plural)
stāstu (instrumental singular)
stāstiem (instrumental plural)
stāstā (locative singular)
stāstos (locative plural)
stāst (singular vocative)
stāsti (plural vocative)

From the same stem as stāstīt (“to tell, to narrate”), made into a masculine first declension noun.

īsais stāsts

garais stāsts

sadzīves stāsts

sociālais stāsts

psiholoģiskais stāsts

piedzīvojumu stāsts

humoristisks, satīrisks stāsts

reālistisks, fantastisks stāsts

dokumentāls stāsts

stāstu autors

stāstu krājums

stāsta sižets

īsajā stāstā visa uzmanība pievērsta viena vai dažu cilvēku rīcībai vienā notikumā

in the short story all attention is directed to the action(s) of one or a few people in the same event

(literature) story (a literary work of art, in which events of people's lives are narrated)

vecu ļaužu stāsti

briesmu stāsts

spoku stāsts

burlaku stāsts

bandit story (about robbers, killers, etc.)

mednieku stāsts

hunter's story (with too many exaggerations)

tas ir garš stāsts

this is a long story (= there is much to tell)

puika būdams, Toms mīlēja klausīties vectēva stāstus par viņa mācekļa gaitām

as a boy, Toms loved to hear (his) grandfather's stories about his apprentice years

kundze sāka stāstīt visu, ko zināja; stāstā nekas neatšķirās no tā, ko tepat jau bija pavēstījis Brauska

the lady started telling all that she knew; in (her) story nothing differed from what Brauska had already told


stāstījums

stāstījums (nominative singular)
stāstījumi (nominative plural)
stāstījumu (accusative singular)
stāstījumus (accusative plural)
stāstījuma (genitive singular)
stāstījumu (genitive plural)
stāstījumam (dative singular)
stāstījumiem (dative plural)
stāstījumu (instrumental singular)
stāstījumiem (instrumental plural)
stāstījumā (locative singular)
stāstījumos (locative plural)
stāstījum (singular vocative)
stāstījumi (plural vocative)

From stāstīt (past stem: stāstīj-) (“to tell, to narrate”) + -ums.

suffix

stāstīt <small>(past stem: stāstīj-</small>)

raits stāstījums

interesants stāstījums

pārtraukt skolēna stāstījumu

pierakstīt strēlnieka atmiņu stāstījumus

to write down a rifleman's memories (lit. memory narratives, stories)

stāstījuma teikums

narrative sentence (i.e., the kind of sentence used in narration)

viņš runāja interesanti, atdzīvinādams stāstījumu gan ar anekdotiskiem atgādinājumiem no pagātnes, gan ar neparastu domu gājieniem par zinātnes iespējām šodien

he spoke interestingly, enlivening the narrative with both anecdotal reminders of the past and with an unusual turn of thought about the possibilities of science today

story, narration, narrative (the finished action or result of narrating; that which is narrated)

komponista poēmas ir lielāki vai mazāki liriskas dabas stāstījumi, kas pauž dažādas noskaņas

the composer's (musical) poems are larger or smaller natural lyrical narratives that express different moods

izrāde ir aizraujošs, saturīgs stāstījums par cilvēku dzīvēm un liekteņiem

the show is an exciting, contentful narrative about people's lives and destinies

(figuratively) narrative, narration (an artistic representation that has a narrative character)


stāstniece

lv-noun

stāstniece f (5th declension, masculine form: stāstnieks)

stāstnieks (masculine)
stāstniece (nominative singular)
stāstnieces (nominative plural)
stāstnieci (accusative singular)
stāstnieces (accusative plural)
stāstnieces (genitive singular)
stāstnieču (genitive plural)
stāstniecei (dative singular)
stāstniecēm (dative plural)
stāstnieci (instrumental singular)
stāstniecēm (instrumental plural)
stāstniecē (locative singular)
stāstniecēs (locative plural)
stāstniece (singular vocative)
stāstnieces (plural vocative)

From stāsts (“story”) + -niece, or stāstnieks (“story writer, storyteller”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

suffix

“stāstu bibliotēku” seminārā meistarklasi vadīs stāstniece no Spānijas

a (female) writer from Spain gave a master class at the “library of stories” seminar

stāstniece, viņa vecmāmiņa, bija varena, patiešām spoža

the storyteller, his grandmother, was powerful, really brilliant


stāstītāja

lv-noun

stāstītāja f (4th declension, masculine form: stāstītājs)

stāstītājs (masculine)
stāstītāja (nominative singular)
stāstītājas (nominative plural)
stāstītāju (accusative singular)
stāstītājas (accusative plural)
stāstītājas (genitive singular)
stāstītāju (genitive plural)
stāstītājai (dative singular)
stāstītājām (dative plural)
stāstītāju (instrumental singular)
stāstītājām (instrumental plural)
stāstītājā (locative singular)
stāstītājās (locative plural)
stāstītāja (singular vocative)
stāstītājas (plural vocative)

From stāstīt (“to tell, to narrate”) + -āja, or stāstītājs (“teller, narrator”) + -a (“fem.”).

suffix

pasaku stāstītāja

stāstītājas pieredeze atsedz tipiskas padomju laika darba un sadzīves grūtības

the (female) narrator's experience reveals the typical hardships of work and life in Soviet times

(female) teller (a woman who tells something; the viewpoint character in first-person narratives)


bāris

lv-noun

bāris m (2nd declension, feminine form: bāre)

bāre (feminine)
bāris (nominative singular)
bāri (nominative plural)
bāri (accusative singular)
bārus (accusative plural)
bāra (genitive singular)
bāru (genitive plural)
bārim (dative singular)
bāriem (dative plural)
bāri (instrumental singular)
bāriem (instrumental plural)
bārī (locative singular)
bāros (locative plural)
bāri (singular vocative)
bāri (plural vocative)

From the same stem as bārs (“lonely”) (q.v.), made into a second declension masculine noun (ending -is).

bāra bērns, bārabērns

kļūt par bāri

netrūkst starp viņiem arī bāra bērnu, kam karš nolaupījis mātes glāstu un tēva padomu

among them, thereis no shortage of orphan children, from whom the war stole (their) mother's caresses and (their) father's advice

(rare, usually genitive) (male) orphan (a boy who has lost one or both parents)


stāstnieks

stāstnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: stāstniece)

stāstniece (feminine)
stāstnieks (nominative singular)
stāstnieki (nominative plural)
stāstnieku (accusative singular)
stāstniekus (accusative plural)
stāstnieka (genitive singular)
stāstnieku (genitive plural)
stāstniekam (dative singular)
stāstniekiem (dative plural)
stāstnieku (instrumental singular)
stāstniekiem (instrumental plural)
stāstniekā (locative singular)
stāstniekos (locative plural)
stāstniek (singular vocative)
stāstnieki (plural vocative)

vēl šodien skolu programmās pirmā latviešu stāstnieka gods ierādīts Apsīšu Jēkabam

even today, in the school curriculum, the honor of (being) the first Latvian story writer is given to Apsīšu Jēkabs

no stāstniekiem, kas izauguši pēckara gados, E. Vilks ir pats redzamākais, pats talantīgākais

of the story writers who grew up in the post-war years, E. Vilks is the most prominent, the most talented

pēdējos gados kļuvuši rosīgāki arī mūsu stāstnieki, īpaši īsā stāsta žanrā

in recent years, our story writers have become more active, especially in the short story genre

mežkopis runāja sausi un neveikli, tikai speciālistiem saprotami... viņš vēl nebija atklājis un izkopis savu stāstnieka talantu

the forester talked dryly and awkwardly, understandable only to specialists... he had not yet discovered and cultivated his storyteller talent


redzamību

accusative/instrumental singular of redzamība


tāfeli

accusative/instrumental singular of tāfele


tāfeles

inflection of tāfele:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


tāpelei

(dialectal or colloquial form) dative singular of tāpele


tāpelē

(dialectal or colloquial form) locative singular of tāpele


tāpeļu

(dialectal or colloquial form) genitive plural of tāpele


tāpelēs

(dialectal or colloquial form) locative plural of tāpele


tāpeli

(dialectal or colloquial form) accusative singular of tāpele

(dialectal or colloquial form) instrumental singular of tāpele


tāpelēm

(dialectal or colloquial form) dative plural of tāpele

(dialectal or colloquial form) instrumental plural of tāpele


tāpeles

(dialectal or colloquial form) genitive singular of tāpele

(dialectal or colloquial form) nominative plural of tāpele

(dialectal or colloquial form) vocative plural of tāpele

(dialectal or colloquial form) accusative plural of tāpele


atbildi

accusative/instrumental singular of atbilde


tāpele

tāpele (nominative singular)
tāpeles (nominative plural)
tāpeli (accusative singular)
tāpeles (accusative plural)
tāpeles (genitive singular)
tāpeļu (genitive plural)
tāpelei (dative singular)
tāpelēm (dative plural)
tāpeli (instrumental singular)
tāpelēm (instrumental plural)
tāpelē (locative singular)
tāpelēs (locative plural)
tāpele (singular vocative)
tāpeles (plural vocative)

(dialectal, colloquial) blackboard; alternative form of tāfele


tāfele

tāfele (nominative singular)
tāfeles (nominative plural)
tāfeli (accusative singular)
tāfeles (accusative plural)
tāfeles (genitive singular)
tāfeļu (genitive plural)
tāfelei (dative singular)
tāfelēm (dative plural)
tāfeli (instrumental singular)
tāfelēm (instrumental plural)
tāfelē (locative singular)
tāfelēs (locative plural)
tāfele (singular vocative)
tāfeles (plural vocative)

Borrowed from German Tafel (“blackboard”), itself from Middle Low German tavel, tavele, from Old High German tavala, borrowed from Latin tabula (“plank, board; tablet”). The first occurrences are in 19th-century Latvian literature. (J. Endzelīns preferred the variant tāpele, since it was closer to the original Latin source.)

skolas tāfele

izsaukt pie tāfeles

iet pie tāfeles

rakstīt uz tāfeles

noslaucīt tāfeli

to erase, to wipe the blackboard (clean)

pie tāfeles stāvēja Adatiņš un atbildēja latviešu valodu

Adatiņš stood at the blackboard and answered/recited the Latvian language (lesson)

blackboard, chalkboard, whiteboard (rectangular surface normally used for writing for others to read)

šokolādes tāfele

Ingeborgas dzimšanas dienas rītā manā “Varoņa” mugursomā blakus mācību līdzekļiem tika ievietota zīdpapīrā ietīta šokolādes “Skaistā Latvija” tāfele; tā bija cienīga dāvana

in the morning of Ingeborga's birthday, a bar of “Skaistā Latvija” (= “Beautiful Latvia”) chocolate, wrapped in silk paper, was placed in my backpack next to the schoolbooks; that was a worthy gift

bar (a small portion of food, especially chocolate, in rectangular form)


redzamība

redzamība (nominative singular)
redzamību (accusative singular)
redzamības (genitive singular)
redzamībai (dative singular)
redzamību (instrumental singular)
redzamībā (locative singular)
redzamība (singular vocative)

From redzams (“visible”) + -ība, with redzams being the present passive participle of redzēt (“to see”).

laba, slikta redzamība

vertikālā, horizontālā redzamība

nakts redzamība

niecīga redzambība

redzamības tālums

redzamības koeficients

palielināt redzamības

redzamība uz jūras ir divi kilometri

the (degree of) visibility at sea is two kilometers

vācieši, gaidīdami uzbrukumu, izšāva pirmo gaismas raķeti... redzamība pieauga

the Germans, expecting an attack, shot up the first flare... the visibility increased

visibility (the visual perceptibility of objects; the degree or range of this perceptibility in a given place, situation; the ability to see (something))


klēpjdatoriem

dative/instrumental plural of klēpjdators


klēpjdatori

nominative/vocative plural of klēpjdators


klēpjdatoru

inflection of klēpjdators:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of klēpjdators:
genitive plural


klēpjdators

klēpjdators (nominative singular)
klēpjdatori (nominative plural)
klēpjdatoru (accusative singular)
klēpjdatorus (accusative plural)
klēpjdatora (genitive singular)
klēpjdatoru (genitive plural)
klēpjdatoram (dative singular)
klēpjdatoriem (dative plural)
klēpjdatoru (instrumental singular)
klēpjdatoriem (instrumental plural)
klēpjdatorā (locative singular)
klēpjdatoros (locative plural)
klēpjdator (singular vocative)
klēpjdatori (plural vocative)

From klēpja (“lap[gen.]”) + dators (“computer”).

compound

cik maksā labs klēpjdators?

augstākās kvalitātes klēpjdators prasīgiem lietotājiem

the highest quality laptop for demanding users

klēpjdatoriem parasti ir iebūvēts viens vai divi mikrofoni un divi skaļruņi

laptops usually have one or two built-in microphones and two loudspeakers

laptop computer (portable computer with an integrated keyboard that can still be used on one's lap)


nestāvēšana

nestāvēšana (nominative singular)
nestāvēšanu (accusative singular)
nestāvēšanas (genitive singular)
nestāvēšanai (dative singular)
nestāvēšanu (instrumental singular)
nestāvēšanā (locative singular)
nestāvēšana (singular vocative)

From nestāvē(t) (“to not stand”) + -šana.


ticēšana

ticēšana (nominative singular)
ticēšanu (accusative singular)
ticēšanas (genitive singular)
ticēšanai (dative singular)
ticēšanu (instrumental singular)
ticēšanā (locative singular)
ticēšana (singular vocative)


neturēšana

neturēšana (nominative singular)
neturēšanu (accusative singular)
neturēšanas (genitive singular)
neturēšanai (dative singular)
neturēšanu (instrumental singular)
neturēšanā (locative singular)
neturēšana (singular vocative)

From neturē(t) (“to not hold, to not keep”) + -šana.

suffix

not holding, not keeping; verbal noun of neturēt


neticēšana

neticēšana (nominative singular)
neticēšanu (accusative singular)
neticēšanas (genitive singular)
neticēšanai (dative singular)
neticēšanu (instrumental singular)
neticēšanā (locative singular)
neticēšana (singular vocative)

From neticē(t) (“to not believe”) + -šana.


turēšana

turēšana (nominative singular)
turēšanu (accusative singular)
turēšanas (genitive singular)
turēšanai (dative singular)
turēšanu (instrumental singular)
turēšanā (locative singular)
turēšana (singular vocative)

From turē(t) (“to hold, to keep”) + -šana.


varēšana

varēšana (nominative singular)
varēšanu (accusative singular)
varēšanas (genitive singular)
varēšanai (dative singular)
varēšanu (instrumental singular)
varēšanā (locative singular)
varēšana (singular vocative)

gribēšana ir vairāk nekā varēšana


nevarēšana

nevarēšana (nominative singular)
nevarēšanu (accusative singular)
nevarēšanas (genitive singular)
nevarēšanai (dative singular)
nevarēšanu (instrumental singular)
nevarēšanā (locative singular)
nevarēšana (singular vocative)

From nevarē(t) (“to not be able to”) + -šana.


atbildēšana

atbildēšana (nominative singular)
atbildēšanu (accusative singular)
atbildēšanas (genitive singular)
atbildēšanai (dative singular)
atbildēšanu (instrumental singular)
atbildēšanā (locative singular)
atbildēšana (singular vocative)

automātiska atbildēšana uz e-pasta ziņojumiem


neatbildēšana

neatbildēšana (nominative singular)
neatbildēšanu (accusative singular)
neatbildēšanas (genitive singular)
neatbildēšanai (dative singular)
neatbildēšanu (instrumental singular)
neatbildēšanā (locative singular)
neatbildēšana (singular vocative)

From neatbildē(t) (“to not answer”) + -šana.

not answering; verbal noun of neatbildēt


griešana

griešana (nominative singular)
griešanu (accusative singular)
griešanas (genitive singular)
griešanai (dative singular)
griešanu (instrumental singular)
griešanā (locative singular)
griešana (singular vocative)


negriešana

negriešana (nominative singular)
negriešanu (accusative singular)
negriešanas (genitive singular)
negriešanai (dative singular)
negriešanu (instrumental singular)
negriešanā (locative singular)
negriešana (singular vocative)

From negrie(zt) (“to not turn”) + -šana.


stāvēšana

stāvēšana (nominative singular)
stāvēšanu (accusative singular)
stāvēšanas (genitive singular)
stāvēšanai (dative singular)
stāvēšanu (instrumental singular)
stāvēšanā (locative singular)
stāvēšana (singular vocative)


ticēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of ticēšana


nestāvēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of nestāvēšana


neticēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of neticēšana


neturēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of neturēšana


stāvēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of stāvēšana


griešanu

accusative/instrumental singular of griešana


varēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of varēšana


nevarēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of nevarēšana


atbildēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of atbildēšana


neatbildēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of neatbildēšana


turēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of turēšana


negriešanu

accusative/instrumental singular of negriešana


ēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of ēšana


neēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of neēšana


ēšana

ēšana (nominative singular)
ēšanu (accusative singular)
ēšanas (genitive singular)
ēšanai (dative singular)
ēšanu (instrumental singular)
ēšanā (locative singular)
ēšana (singular vocative)


neēšana

neēšana (nominative singular)
neēšanu (accusative singular)
neēšanas (genitive singular)
neēšanai (dative singular)
neēšanu (instrumental singular)
neēšanā (locative singular)
neēšana (singular vocative)


autobusiem

dative/instrumental singular of autobuss


autobusu

inflection of autobuss:
accusative/instrumental singular


laivinieki

nominative/vocative plural of laivinieks


laiviniecēm

dative/instrumental plural of laiviniece


laivinieci

accusative/instrumental singular of laiviniece


laivinieces

inflection of laiviniece:
genitive singular

inflection of laiviniece:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


laivinieku

inflection of laivinieks:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of laivinieks:
genitive plural


laiviniekiem

dative/instrumental plural of laivinieks


vēstuli

accusative/instrumental singular of vēstule


pēckaru

inflection of pēckarš:
accusative/instrumental singular


vēstules

inflection of vēstule:
genitive singular

inflection of vēstule:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


pirmskaru

inflection of pirmskarš:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of pirmskarš:
genitive plural


kalpu

inflection of kalps:
accusative/instrumental singular


kalponi

accusative/instrumental singular of kalpone


kalpones

inflection of kalpone:
genitive singular

inflection of kalpone:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


laivinieks

lv-noun

laivinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: laiviniece)

laiviniece (feminine)
laivinieks (nominative singular)
laivinieki (nominative plural)
laivinieku (accusative singular)
laiviniekus (accusative plural)
laivinieka (genitive singular)
laivinieku (genitive plural)
laiviniekam (dative singular)
laiviniekiem (dative plural)
laivinieku (instrumental singular)
laiviniekiem (instrumental plural)
laiviniekā (locative singular)
laiviniekos (locative plural)
laiviniek (singular vocative)
laivinieki (plural vocative)

strādāt par laivinieku

tas ir vecais laivinieks Kanģis

boatman (a man who works with a small boat, usually by transporting people or cargo)


laiviniece

laiviniece f (5th declension, masculine form: laivinieks)

laivinieks (masculine)
laiviniece (nominative singular)
laivinieces (nominative plural)
laivinieci (accusative singular)
laivinieces (accusative plural)
laivinieces (genitive singular)
laivinieču (genitive plural)
laiviniecei (dative singular)
laiviniecēm (dative plural)
laivinieci (instrumental singular)
laiviniecēm (instrumental plural)
laiviniecē (locative singular)
laiviniecēs (locative plural)
laiviniece (singular vocative)
laivinieces (plural vocative)

From laiva (“to work”) + -iniece, or laivinieks (“boatman”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

esmu laivotāja, laiviniece, laivu braucēja...

I am a boat passenger, a boatwoman, a boat rider...

boatwoman (a woman who works with a small boat, usually by transporting people or cargo)


autobuss

autobuss (nominative singular)
autobusi (nominative plural)
autobusu (accusative singular)
autobusus (accusative plural)
autobusa (genitive singular)
autobusu (genitive plural)
autobusam (dative singular)
autobusiem (dative plural)
autobusu (instrumental singular)
autobusiem (instrumental plural)
autobusā (locative singular)
autobusos (locative plural)
autobus (singular vocative)
autobusi (plural vocative)

Probably via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from French autobus.

komfortabls autobuss

tālsatiksmes autobuss

ātrgaitas autobuss

autobusu pietura

autobusu satiksme

autobusa šoferis

autobusu parks

atklāt jaunu autobusu līniju

dzelteni, zili un sarkani autobusi slīd pa Latvijas republikas ceļiem; ik dienas tie pārvadā tūkstošiem pasažieru

yellow, blue and red buses slides along the roads of the Latvian republic; every day they carry thousands of passagers

“jūs taču doties uz pilsētu autobusā?” vaicāja Ieva

“but you are going to town in (= by) bus?” Eve asked

bus (large motor vehicle used to transport many passengers on roads)


pirmskarš

pirmskarš (nominative singular)
pirmskari (nominative plural)
pirmskaru (accusative singular)
pirmskarus (accusative plural)
pirmskara (genitive singular)
pirmskaru (genitive plural)
pirmskaram (dative singular)
pirmskariem (dative plural)
pirmskaru (instrumental singular)
pirmskariem (instrumental plural)
pirmskarā (locative singular)
pirmskaros (locative plural)
pirmskar (singular vocative)
pirmskari (plural vocative)

Oskars iziet tomēr cauri visām Vācijas vēsturiskās attīstības fāzēm: pirmskaram, karam, pēckaram

Oskars, however, goes through all of Germany's historical development phases: prewar, war, post-war

prewar years, prewar period (time before the beginning of a war)

pirmskara laiks

pirmskara manta

kaut arī pēckara periodā rūpniecība kaut cik atdzīvojas, tomēr 1929. gadā tās kopprodukcijas vērtība sasniedza tikai 54% no pirmskara līmeņa

although the industry revived somewhat in the postwar period, in 1929 its total production value reached only 54% of the prewar level

(in the genitive, used adjectivally) prewar


pēckarš

pēckarš (nominative singular)
pēckari (nominative plural)
pēckaru (accusative singular)
pēckarus (accusative plural)
pēckara (genitive singular)
pēckaru (genitive plural)
pēckaram (dative singular)
pēckariem (dative plural)
pēckaru (instrumental singular)
pēckariem (instrumental plural)
pēckarā (locative singular)
pēckaros (locative plural)
pēckar (singular vocative)
pēckari (plural vocative)

E. Hemingvejs stāstīja par karu un pēckaru uzsvērti priekšmetiski

E. Hemingway narrated about the war and the post-war period with an emphasis on objectivity

man ir kādi desmit gadi, un es esmu atvests uz laukiem, piena pastrēbties; jo ir pēckarš

I am about ten years old, and I am brought to the fields, to drink milk; because (such is) the post-war time

post-war years, post-war period (time after the end of a war)

pirmā pēckara vasara

pēckara Latvija

pēckara apstākļi

pēckara grūtības

pēckara paaudze

pirmais pēckara periods - līdz 1949. gadam - pagāja kara postījumu likvidēšana

the first post-war period, until 1949, (was) the (time of) liquidation of the post-war devastation

(in the genitive, used adjectivally) post-war


kalpone

kalpone f (5th declension, masculine form: kalps)

kalps (masculine)
kalpone (nominative singular)
kalpones (nominative plural)
kalponi (accusative singular)
kalpones (accusative plural)
kalpones (genitive singular)
kalpoņu (genitive plural)
kalponei (dative singular)
kalponēm (dative plural)
kalponi (instrumental singular)
kalponēm (instrumental plural)
kalponē (locative singular)
kalponēs (locative plural)
kalpone (singular vocative)
kalpones (plural vocative)

From kalps (“farmhand, servant”) + -one.

turēt kalponi

kalpone istabu uzkopšanai

piepildītos sapnis par vasarnīcu Rīgas jūrmalā: katru rītu un vakaru kalpone klātu galdu lielā, gaišā, stiklotā verandā

I would fulfil (my) dream of having a summer cottage at the beach in Riga: every morning and every night, a maid, servant would lay the table in a big, bright, glass-covered veranda

(female) servant, maid (a (female) domestic worker)

strādāt par kalponi pie lielsaimnieka

to work as a farmhand for a large landowner

(female) farmhand (a (female) paid worker in a farm)


kalps

kalps m (1st declension, feminine form: kalpone)

kalpone (feminine)
kalps (nominative singular)
kalpi (nominative plural)
kalpu (accusative singular)
kalpus (accusative plural)
kalpa (genitive singular)
kalpu (genitive plural)
kalpam (dative singular)
kalpiem (dative plural)
kalpu (instrumental singular)
kalpiem (instrumental plural)
kalpā (locative singular)
kalpos (locative plural)
kalp (singular vocative)
kalpi (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old East Slavic холпь (xolpĭ, “serf, slave”) (cf. Russian холоп (xolop)), itself a borrowing from Turkic (or, according to some researchers, a native word, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel-, *skel- “offshoot, seedlings, stem”). The borrowing must have happened by the 13th century at the latest; the first mentions of this word are in 17th-century dictionaries.

bor

strādāt par kalpu

muižas kalpi

pieņemt, atlaist, algot kalpus

kalpu klēts

kalpa ļaudis

kāds kungs, tāds kalps

kalpi bija laukstrādnieki, kas salīguši strādāt pie saimniekiem par algu (graudā, vēlāk arī daļēji naudā)

farmhands were rural workers who were hired to work for a farmer for wages (paid in grain, later also partially in money)

farmhand, farm laborer, servant (a paid worker in a farm)

deputāts ir tautas kalps

a congressman is a servant of the people

dieva kalps

tumsas kalpi

(figuratively) servant (a person who works for some interest or cause)

pīķa kalps

kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī... tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas

the captain began to deal the cards, and Vilks distractedly took them... there were one jack and three queens

(card games) jack, knave (the card between 10 and queen, with the image of a young man)


caurspīdība

caurspīdība (nominative singular)
caurspīdību (accusative singular)
caurspīdības (genitive singular)
caurspīdībai (dative singular)
caurspīdību (instrumental singular)
caurspīdībā (locative singular)
caurspīdība (singular vocative)

From caur (“through”) + spīde (“shine, sheen”) + -ība.

compound

ūdens caurspīdība

dubultvitrāžā it sevišķi svarīga stikla caurspīdība, tādēļ ir vietā gaišie, pat baltie toņi

in stained glass, the most important (thing) is the transparence of the glass, so that light, almost white tones (= shades) are used

transparence (the quality of that which is transparent)


caurspīdīgumu

accusative/instrumental singular of caurspīdīgums


caurspīdību

accusative/instrumental singular of caurspīdība


necaurredzamību

accusative/instrumental singular of necaurredzamība


necaurspīdīgumu

accusative/instrumental singular of necaurspīdīgums


humoru

accusative/instrumental singular of humors


caurredzamību

accusative/instrumental singular of caurredzamība


jocīgumu

accusative/instrumental singular of jocīgums


caurredzamība

caurredzamība (nominative singular)
caurredzamību (accusative singular)
caurredzamības (genitive singular)
caurredzamībai (dative singular)
caurredzamību (instrumental singular)
caurredzamībā (locative singular)
caurredzamība (singular vocative)

From caurredzams (“transparent”) + -ība (with caurredzams from caur (“through”) + redzams (“visible”) and redzams being the present passive participle of redzēt).

gaisa, ūdens caurredzamība

kalnu ezeru ūdens krāsa ir zila vai zaļa, caurredzamība liela (vismaz 10 metru)

the color of the water of the hill lake is blue or green, the transparence (= visibility) is big (= high) (at least 10 meters)

transparence (the quality of that which is transparent, see-through)


komēdijas

inflection of komēdija:
genitive singular

inflection of komēdija:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


komiskumu

accusative/instrumental singular of komiskums


komiku

accusative/instrumental singular of komika


caurspīdīgums

caurspīdīgums (nominative singular)
caurspīdīgumu (accusative singular)
caurspīdīguma (genitive singular)
caurspīdīgumam (dative singular)
caurspīdīgumu (instrumental singular)
caurspīdīgumā (locative singular)
caurspīdīgum (singular vocative)

From caurspīdīgs (“transparent”) + -ums (with caurspīdīgs from caur (“through”) + spīdīgs (“shining, shiny”) and spīdīgs from spīde (“shine, sheen”) + -īgs).

ūdens caurspīdīgums

aizkaru caurspīdīgums

stikla galvenās īpašības - caurspīdīguma - dēļ, novietojot to dažādā attiecībā pret gaismas ķermeņiem, iespējams iegūt lieliskus krāsu efektsus

because of the main property of glass - transparence -, it is possible, by placing it in different positions with respect to the light sources, to obtain great color effects


komēdiju

inflection of komēdija:
accusative/instrumental singular


humoristu

inflection of humorists:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of humorists:
genitive plural


klaunu

inflection of klauns:
accusative/instrumental singular


necaurspīdīgums

necaurspīdīgums (nominative singular)
necaurspīdīgumu (accusative singular)
necaurspīdīguma (genitive singular)
necaurspīdīgumam (dative singular)
necaurspīdīgumu (instrumental singular)
necaurspīdīgumā (locative singular)
necaurspīdīgum (singular vocative)

From necaurspīdīgs (“opaque”) + -ums (with necaurspīdīgs from ne- + caurspīdīgs (“transparent”), caurspīdīgs from caur (“through”) + spīdīgs (“shining, shiny”) and spīdīgs from spīde (“shine, sheen”) + -īgs).

gleznotājs interpretē dabu vienkāršās, pārliecinošās formās, sabiezinot vietām krāsu līdz necaurspīdīgumam

the painter interprets nature in simple, compelling forms, in some places thickening the paint to (full) opacity

opacity (the quality of that which is opaque, through which light cannot pass)


komiķi

inflection of komiķis:
nominative/vocative plural

accusative/instrumental singular of komiķe


komiķes

inflection of komiķe:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


necaurredzamība

necaurredzamība (nominative singular)
necaurredzamību (accusative singular)
necaurredzamības (genitive singular)
necaurredzamībai (dative singular)
necaurredzamību (instrumental singular)
necaurredzamībā (locative singular)
necaurredzamība (singular vocative)

From necaurredzams (“opaque”) + -ība (with necaurredzams from ne- + caurredzams (“transparent”), caurredzams from caur (“through”) + redzams (“visible”) and redzams being the present passive participle of redzēt).

auduma caurredzamība

stikla necaurredzamību durvīm var panākt arī, ja stiklu apstrādā ar smilšu strūklu

opacity of the door glass can also be achieved by sandblasting the glass


klauns

klauns (nominative singular)
klauni (nominative plural)
klaunu (accusative singular)
klaunus (accusative plural)
klauna (genitive singular)
klaunu (genitive plural)
klaunam (dative singular)
klauniem (dative plural)
klaunu (instrumental singular)
klauniem (instrumental plural)
klaunā (locative singular)
klaunos (locative plural)
klaun (singular vocative)
klauni (plural vocative)

klauns Krastijs

klauna maska

klauna priekšnesumi

tikai tad, ja klauns apvieno aktierisko meistarību ar bufonādes specifiku, viņš kļūst smieklu meistars

only when the clown combines acting talent with the specifics of buffoonery does he become a master of laugh

clown (circus artist who plays a comic role to cause laughter in the audience)


jocīgums

jocīgums (nominative singular)
jocīgumu (accusative singular)
jocīguma (genitive singular)
jocīgumam (dative singular)
jocīgumu (instrumental singular)
jocīgumā (locative singular)
jocīgum (singular vocative)

From jocīgs (“funny, humorous”) + -ums (with jocīgs from joks (“joke, jest”) + -īgs).

izturēšanās jocīgums

the funiness, humorousness of (his) behavior

viņa jocīgums kulminē uzzinot, ka Natālijai sāk kas veidoties ar kolēģi Markusu

his funniness, funny behavior culminated (= stopped) (with) learning that Natalija had began something with (her) colleague Markuss

funniness, humorousness (the quality of that which is funny, humorous, causes laughter)


komiskums

komiskums (nominative singular)
komiskumu (accusative singular)
komiskuma (genitive singular)
komiskumam (dative singular)
komiskumu (instrumental singular)
komiskumā (locative singular)
komiskum (singular vocative)

From komisks (“comical”) + -ums, with komisks being a borrowing adapted to fit Latvian patterns ( + -isks).

lugas komiskums

tēla komiskums

sižeta komiskums

operas komiskums

comicality (the quality of that which is comical, which relates to comedy)

notikuma komiskums

epizodes komiskums

rīcības komiskums

comicality (the quality of that which is comical, funny, humorous, which causes laughter)


komiķis

lv-noun

komiķis m (2nd declension, feminine form: komiķe)

komiķe (feminine)
komiķis (nominative singular)
komiķi (nominative plural)
komiķi (accusative singular)
komiķus (accusative plural)
komiķa (genitive singular)
komiķu (genitive plural)
komiķim (dative singular)
komiķiem (dative plural)
komiķi (instrumental singular)
komiķiem (instrumental plural)
komiķī (locative singular)
komiķos (locative plural)
komiķi (singular vocative)
komiķi (plural vocative)

Probably the same as komisks: via Latin comicus, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós).

komiķa talants

daudz jautrības, pat smieklus līdz asarām skatītājiem sagādāja lieliskais parodists un komiķis Alfonso, kustību un mīmikas meistars

the great parodist and comedian Alfonso, the master of mostion and mimic, could produce great merriment, even laughter to the point of tears, in his audience

raksts veltīts ungāru komiķim Kalmanam Latabaram, kurš filmā “Klauna liktenis” savdabīgi tēlo klaunu Pēti

the article is dedicated to the Hungarian comedian Kálmán Latabar, who in the film “Clown Fate” played Pēti the clown in an original way

(male) humorist, comedian (stage performer who plays a comical role, especially in circus or theater)


komiķe

komiķe f (5th declension, masculine form: komiķis)

komiķis (masculine)
komiķe (nominative singular)
komiķes (nominative plural)
komiķi (accusative singular)
komiķes (accusative plural)
komiķes (genitive singular)
komiķu (genitive plural)
komiķei (dative singular)
komiķēm (dative plural)
komiķi (instrumental singular)
komiķēm (instrumental plural)
komiķē (locative singular)
komiķēs (locative plural)
komiķe (singular vocative)
komiķes (plural vocative)

From komiķis (“humorist, comedian”) + -e (“fem.”).

suffix

komiķe un aktrise Rosie O'Donnell

(female) comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell

(female) comedian, comedienne (stage performer who plays a comical role, especially in circus or theater)


zemumu

accusative/instrumental singular of zemums


zemiskumu

accusative/instrumental singular of zemiskums


gudrības

inflection of gudrība:
genitive singular

inflection of gudrība:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


gudrību

inflection of gudrība:
accusative/instrumental singular


komēdija

komēdija (nominative singular)
komēdijas (nominative plural)
komēdiju (accusative singular)
komēdijas (accusative plural)
komēdijas (genitive singular)
komēdiju (genitive plural)
komēdijai (dative singular)
komēdijām (dative plural)
komēdiju (instrumental singular)
komēdijām (instrumental plural)
komēdijā (locative singular)
komēdijās (locative plural)
komēdija (singular vocative)
komēdijas (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin cōmoedia (itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía)), adapted to fit Latvian patterns ( + -ija).

liriska komēdija

komēdijas žanrs

komēdijas stils

komēdiju autors

raksturu komēdija

sadzīves komēdija

situāciju komēdija

muzikālā komēdija

tēlot komēdiju

komēdijas aktieris

komēdijas teātris

par komēdiju sauc dramatisku darbu, kura centrā izvirzīti komiski raksturi un konflikti

one calls comedy that dramatic work at whose center comical characters and conflicts are placed

comedy (an artistic work (play, movie, book, etc.) in which conflicts and characters are portrayed in a way that causes laughter)

Kūku krācēs nekāda komēdija neiznāca, mana laiva izturēja pārbaudījumu

át the Kūku rapids there (= it) was no comedy, my boat (really) passed the test

(figuratively) comedy (a funny, humorous event)

(Ancient Greece) a celebration in which songs in honor of Dionysius were sung in a procession

kailu galvu viņam jāstāv un jāskatās divās svecēs un priestera liekulīgā komēdijā

bareheaded, he had to stand and look at the two candles and the priest's hypocritical comedy


gudriniekiem

dative/instrumental plural of gudrinieks


gudrinieku

inflection of gudrinieks:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of gudrinieks:
genitive plural


gudrinieci

accusative/instrumental singular of gudriniece


gudriniecēm

dative/instrumental plural of gudriniece


transparentu

inflection of transparents:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of transparents:
genitive plural


gudrinieces

inflection of gudriniece:
genitive singular

inflection of gudriniece:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


transparentiem

dative/instrumental plural of transparents


zemiskums

zemiskums (nominative singular)
zemiskumu (accusative singular)
zemiskuma (genitive singular)
zemiskumam (dative singular)
zemiskumu (instrumental singular)
zemiskumā (locative singular)
zemiskum (singular vocative)

From zemisks (“base, mean, vile”) + -ums.

cilvēkiem jākļūst drošiem un cildenime; tie jāatbrivo no skaudības, zemiskuma, mantkārības

people should be brave and sublime; they should be freed from envy, meanness and greed

ir cilvēki, kurus ļaunums, zemiskums vairāk aizvaino nekā šķēps

there are people whose evil (character) and vileness wounds more than darts

kalni bija kā teiku varoņi, kas nekļūst mazi arī tad, kad apkārt zemiskums dara savus sīkos, necienīgos darbus

the mountains were like legend heroes who do not become small even when all around them vileness does its petty, base work

vileness, baseness, meanness (the quality or state of that which is vile, base, mean, lowly)


gudrības zobs

gudrības zobs (nominative singular)
gudrības zobi (nominative plural)
gudrības zobu (accusative singular)
gudrības zobus (accusative plural)
gudrības zoba (genitive singular)
gudrības zobu (genitive plural)
gudrības zobam (dative singular)
gudrības zobiem (dative plural)
gudrības zobu (instrumental singular)
gudrības zobiem (instrumental plural)
gudrības zobā (locative singular)
gudrības zobos (locative plural)
gudrības zob (singular vocative)
gudrības zobi (plural vocative)

paši pēdējie dzerokļi (pa vienam katrā žokļu pusē) izaug parasti ne āgrāk kā 18 gadu vecumā, bet nereti pat ap 25.-30. dzīves gadu, un tos sauc par gudrības zobiem

the very last molars, one on each side of the jaw, grow usually only after 18 years of age, and often only around the 25th-30th year of life; these are called wisdom teeth

(anatomy) wisdom tooth (the last (third) molar in humans)


gudrinieks

lv-noun

gudrinieks m (1st declension, feminine form: gudriniece)

gudriniece (feminine)
gudrinieks (nominative singular)
gudrinieki (nominative plural)
gudrinieku (accusative singular)
gudriniekus (accusative plural)
gudrinieka (genitive singular)
gudrinieku (genitive plural)
gudriniekam (dative singular)
gudriniekiem (dative plural)
gudrinieku (instrumental singular)
gudriniekiem (instrumental plural)
gudriniekā (locative singular)
gudriniekos (locative plural)
gudriniek (singular vocative)
gudrinieki (plural vocative)

From gudrs (“wise, intelligent”) + -inieks.

kur tu gadījies tāds gudrinieks, ka zini to, ko citi nezina?

how did you happen (to be) such a wise guy, who knows (things) that others don't know?

ir aktieri, lieli gudrinieki, bet viņi ne vienmēr spēj radoši atklāties uz skatuves

there are actors (who are) very smart guys, but they do not always manage to show themselves (= to act) creatively on the stage

tu esi Krišiņš, tas lielais gudrinieks, no kura galvas visa tā ceļošana sākusies!

you are Krišiņš, the big smart guy whose head started this whole trip

Harijs ipaši nevarēja ciest sliņķus un slaistus, kas izvairās no darba, gaida, lai citi padara viņu vietā... tāds gudrinieks sākumā izrādījās matrozis Liepa

Harrijs especially could not stand idle, lazy people who avoid work, waiting for others to do it instead of them... the sailor Liepa seemed at first to be exactly this kind of smart guy

(ironically) smart guy (someone who knows how to use the circumstances to his advantage)


gudriniece

gudriniece f (5th declension, masculine form: gudrinieks)

gudrinieks (masculine)
gudriniece (nominative singular)
gudrinieces (nominative plural)
gudrinieci (accusative singular)
gudrinieces (accusative plural)
gudrinieces (genitive singular)
gudrinieču (genitive plural)
gudriniecei (dative singular)
gudriniecēm (dative plural)
gudrinieci (instrumental singular)
gudriniecēm (instrumental plural)
gudriniecē (locative singular)
gudriniecēs (locative plural)
gudriniece (singular vocative)
gudrinieces (plural vocative)

From gudrs (“wise, intelligent”) + -niece, or gudrinieks (“smart, wise man”) + -e (“fem.”) (the latter with palatalization of k to c).

suffix

kad es biju pavisam maziņa un vēl negāju skolā, mani uzskatīja par lielu gudrinieci; vecāki sacīja, ka es esot apdāvināts bērns

when I was very little and didn't go to school yet, I was considered a little smart girl; (my) parents said that I was a gifted child


zemums

zemums (nominative singular)
zemumu (accusative singular)
zemuma (genitive singular)
zemumam (dative singular)
zemumu (instrumental singular)
zemumā (locative singular)
zemum (singular vocative)

griestu zemums

pa durvīm, viņu zemuma dēļ stipri pieliekdamies, ienāca pusmūža vīrs

a middle-aged man came in, leaning forward at the door because of its (= door's) low height

lowness; low height (the quality of that which is low)

aiz gravas zemums' mazliet paaugstinās, un vietām sākas tīrumi

behind the low area of the ravine, it (= ground) rises a little, and in some places the fields begin

sirds krūtīs, līdzīgi zirga pakaviem pļavas zemumā, sitās dobji un smagi

the heart, like a horseshoe in the meadows of the low areas, beat hollow and heavy

balss zemums


gudrība

gudrība (nominative singular)
gudrības (nominative plural)
gudrību (accusative singular)
gudrības (accusative plural)
gudrības (genitive singular)
gudrību (genitive plural)
gudrībai (dative singular)
gudrībām (dative plural)
gudrību (instrumental singular)
gudrībām (instrumental plural)
gudrībā (locative singular)
gudrībās (locative plural)
gudrība (singular vocative)
gudrības (plural vocative)

From gudrs (“wise, intelligent”) + -ība.

mīklas visām tautām ir bijušas gudrības pārbaudīšanas līdzeklis

riddles have been for all nations a means of testing intelligence, wisdom

viņas spēks iet roku rokā ar gudrību un mīlestību

her strength goes hand in hand with wisdom and love

intelligence, wiseness, wisdom (the quality of one who is wise, intelligent)

dzīves gudrība

grāmatu gudrība

ābeces gudrība

māte darīja man zināmu seno tautas gudrību par augsto kāpšanu un iespējamo zemo krišanu

mother did (= gave) me some ancient people's wisdom about climbing high and the possible downfall

ja nebijis Zelmas gudrība, nezin vai mamma būtu maz ņēmusi rokā siksnu toreiz

if it hadn't been for Zelma's wisdom (= wise advice), it's not clear whether or not mom would have taken the little strap into her hands

Austra, Marta un Lonija iekārtojās solā netālu no vieniem vārtiem; tā bija Lonijas gudrība, jo, kā viņa teica, te varēšot vislabāk redzēt uzbrucēju darbu futbola sacensībās

Austra, Marta and Lonija settled on the bench near one of the goals; this was Lonija's wisdom (= wise suggetion), because, as she said, there they would be able to see the attack better in the soccer match

word of wisdom, advice, suggestion, recommendation

klausies tik visādas sievu pasakas, tad tu gan tiksi pie gudrības!

listen to all kinds of women's stories, then you'll come by wisdom! (= become wise; meant ironically)

(colloquial) understanding, clarity, common sense


sviestmaizi

accusative/instrumental singular of sviestmaize


sviestmaizēm

dative/instrumental plural of sviestmaize


sviestmaizes

inflection of sviestmaize:
genitive singular

inflection of sviestmaize:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


gudrinieki

nominative/vocative plural of gudrinieks


sviestmaize

sviestmaize (nominative singular)
sviestmaizes (nominative plural)
sviestmaizi (accusative singular)
sviestmaizes (accusative plural)
sviestmaizes (genitive singular)
sviestmaižu (genitive plural)
sviestmaizei (dative singular)
sviestmaizēm (dative plural)
sviestmaizi (instrumental singular)
sviestmaizēm (instrumental plural)
sviestmaizē (locative singular)
sviestmaizēs (locative plural)
sviestmaize (singular vocative)
sviestmaizes (plural vocative)

From sviests (“butter”) + maize (“bread”), probably a calque from German Butterbrot; cf. also Russian бутербро́д (buterbród).

ēst sviestmaizi

sagatavot sviestmaizes

sakārtot sviestmaizes uz šķīvja

paņemt ceļā līdzi sviestmaizes

divas sviestmaizes ar desu ripiņām

two (open) sandwiches with sausage slices

papriekšu jāsagatavo sviestmaizes; vēders pirmā vietā

first of all, we have to prepare sandwiches; (think of) the belly first!

open sandwich (a slice of bread with butter, or also with other toppings, like sausage, cheese, etc.); by extension, also closed sandwiches


pātagas

inflection of pātaga:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


pātagu

inflection of pātaga:
accusative/instrumental singular


pātaga

pātaga (nominative singular)
pātagas (nominative plural)
pātagu (accusative singular)
pātagas (accusative plural)
pātagas (genitive singular)
pātagu (genitive plural)
pātagai (dative singular)
pātagām (dative plural)
pātagu (instrumental singular)
pātagām (instrumental plural)
pātagā (locative singular)
pātagās (locative plural)
pātaga (singular vocative)
pātagas (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Russian пото́г (potóg, “stick, club”), a dialectal variant of standard Russian бато́г (batóg), from бат (bat, “stick, club”). This word is first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries, already in its modern form and with its modern meaning.

gana pātaga

ādas pātaga

dresētāja pātaga

uzšaut ar pātaga

jājama pātaga, jājampātaga

zirgs, no negaidītā pātagas cirtiena sāpēs salēcies, rāvās uz priekšu

the horse, jumping from the pain of the unexpected whiplash, pulled forward

viņš nekad nebūtu ticējis, ka Erna spēj būt pret viņu tik salta un skarba; ik vārdam cirta pretī kā ar pātagu

he would never have believed that Erna could be so cold and harsh toward him; with every word she struck as if with a whip

whip, lash, knout (tool, usually a flexible rod, often with a rope, for hiting animals, people, etc., in order to incite them to work, or to punish them)


atvasaras

inflection of atvasara:
genitive singular

inflection of atvasara:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


atvasaru

inflection of atvasara:
accusative/instrumental singular


atvasara

atvasara (nominative singular)
atvasaras (nominative plural)
atvasaru (accusative singular)
atvasaras (accusative plural)
atvasaras (genitive singular)
atvasaru (genitive plural)
atvasarai (dative singular)
atvasarām (dative plural)
atvasaru (instrumental singular)
atvasarām (instrumental plural)
atvasarā (locative singular)
atvasarās (locative plural)
atvasara (singular vocative)
atvasaras (plural vocative)

vēlīna atvasara

atvasaras saule

saulainās, klusās atvasaras dienas

svētdienas rīts bija saulains un silts... atvasaras vēlīnais košums saulē virmoja

the Sunday morning was sunny and warm... the late beauty of an Indian summer was sparkling in the sun

nav vairs diena tik gara; ņirb lapu zelts... tā ir atvasara; drīz jūrmalas kāpās būs ziema

there aren't such long days anymore... this is an Indian summer; soon winter will be (= come) on the dunes on the beach

Indian summer (a stretch of warm, sunny weather in late summer or early autumn, when temperatures should already be lower)


bikses

bikses (nominative plural)
bikses (accusative plural)
bikšu (genitive plural)
biksēm (dative plural)
biksēm (instrumental plural)
biksēs (locative plural)
bikses (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Middle Low German büxe, bükse, or from Old Frisian büxe, bükse; cf. German dialectal buxe, Swedish byxa, byxor, first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries. The original meaning was “goat leather pants” (cf. Middle Low German buck “male goat,” “buck”), later extended to all kinds of pants.

garās bikses

īsās bikses

sporta bikses

slēpošanas bikses

bikšu dibens

bikšu kabatas

zīda bikses

pidžamas bikses

valkāt bikses

viņam mugurā bija sūnu zaļš krekls un pelēkas bikses

he was wearing (lit. on his back there were) a moss green shirt and gray pants

pants, trousers; shorts (outer garment that covers the lower body from the waist down, with two long or short legs)


peldēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of peldēšana


gulēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of gulēšana


gaišanu

accusative/instrumental singular of gaišana


negaišanu

accusative/instrumental singular of negaišana


aizstāvēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of aizstāvēšana


neaizstāvēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of neaizstāvēšana


negulēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of negulēšana


nepeldēšanu

accusative/instrumental singular of nepeldēšana


negulēšana

negulēšana (nominative singular)
negulēšanu (accusative singular)
negulēšanas (genitive singular)
negulēšanai (dative singular)
negulēšanu (instrumental singular)
negulēšanā (locative singular)
negulēšana (singular vocative)

From negulē(t) (“to not sleep, to not lie down”) + -šana.

not sleep, not lying down; verbal noun of negulēt


gulēšana

gulēšana (nominative singular)
gulēšanu (accusative singular)
gulēšanas (genitive singular)
gulēšanai (dative singular)
gulēšanu (instrumental singular)
gulēšanā (locative singular)
gulēšana (singular vocative)

From gulē(t) (“to sleep, to lie down”) + -šana.

sleeping, lying down; verbal noun of gulēt


aizstāvēšana

aizstāvēšana (nominative singular)
aizstāvēšanu (accusative singular)
aizstāvēšanas (genitive singular)
aizstāvēšanai (dative singular)
aizstāvēšanu (instrumental singular)
aizstāvēšanā (locative singular)
aizstāvēšana (singular vocative)

bakalaura darba aizstāvēšanas process Latvijas universitātē

the process of defending a bachelor's degree in the University of Latvia

dzimtenes aizstāvēšana ir svētākais pienākums

the defense of (one's) homeland is the most sacred duty

defending, defense; verbal noun of aizstāvēt


negaišana

negaišana (nominative singular)
negaišanu (accusative singular)
negaišanas (genitive singular)
negaišanai (dative singular)
negaišanu (instrumental singular)
negaišanā (locative singular)
negaišana (singular vocative)

From negai(st) (“to not dissipate, to not evaporate, to not fade, to not disappear”) + -šana.

not dissipating, not evaporating, not fading, not disappearing; verbal noun of negaist


neaizstāvēšana

neaizstāvēšana (nominative singular)
neaizstāvēšanu (accusative singular)
neaizstāvēšanas (genitive singular)
neaizstāvēšanai (dative singular)
neaizstāvēšanu (instrumental singular)
neaizstāvēšanā (locative singular)
neaizstāvēšana (singular vocative)

From neaizstāvē(t) (“to not defend”) + -šana.

not defending; verbal noun of neaizstāvēt


gaišana

gaišana (nominative singular)
gaišanu (accusative singular)
gaišanas (genitive singular)
gaišanai (dative singular)
gaišanu (instrumental singular)
gaišanā (locative singular)
gaišana (singular vocative)

From gai(st) (“to dissipate, to evaporate, to fade, to disappear”) + -šana.

dissipating, evaporating, fading, disappearing; verbal noun of gaist


nepeldēšana

nepeldēšana (nominative singular)
nepeldēšanu (accusative singular)
nepeldēšanas (genitive singular)
nepeldēšanai (dative singular)
nepeldēšanu (instrumental singular)
nepeldēšanā (locative singular)
nepeldēšana (singular vocative)

From nepeldē(t) (“to not swim, to not float, to not sail”) + -šana.

not swimming, not floating, not sailing; verbal noun of nepeldēt


peldēšana

peldēšana (nominative singular)
peldēšanu (accusative singular)
peldēšanas (genitive singular)
peldēšanai (dative singular)
peldēšanu (instrumental singular)
peldēšanā (locative singular)
peldēšana (singular vocative)

From peldē(t) (“to swim, to float, to sail”) + -šana.

swimming, floating, sailing; verbal noun of peldēt


skaidrumu

accusative/instrumental singular of skaidrums


skaidrību

accusative/instrumental singular of skaidrība


dzidrumu

accusative/instrumental singular of dzidrums


gravitāciju

accusative/instrumental singular of gravitācija


vieglumu

accusative/instrumental singular of vieglums


smagumu

inflection of smagums:
accusative/instrumental singular


puštunu valodu

accusative/instrumental singular of puštunu valoda


afgāņu valodu

accusative/instrumental singular of afgāņu valoda


afgānieti

accusative/instrumental singular of afgāniete


afgānietes

inflection of afgāniete:
genitive singular

inflection of afgāniete:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


afgāni

vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of afgānis


dzidrums

dzidrums (nominative singular)
dzidrumu (accusative singular)
dzidruma (genitive singular)
dzidrumam (dative singular)
dzidrumu (instrumental singular)
dzidrumā (locative singular)
dzidrum (singular vocative)

gaisa dzidrums

visi nāca nogaršot ūdeni, slavēja tā vēsumu, dzidrumu un labo garšu

all came to taste the water (and) praised its coolness, clearness and good taste

pēc dzidruma pakāpes dzintaru iedala 5 pamattipos

by degree of clearness, amber is classified into 5 basic types

dzidrums tumšajās acīs neapdzisa arī tad, kad viņa tās nolaida zemāk

the clarity in (her) dark eyes did not go out even when she lowered them

clearness (the quality of that which is clear, shiny, transparent)

krāsu dzidrums

(of colors) clearness, purity (lack of admixture of other colors)

balss dzidrums

the clearness, sonorousness, melodiousness of a voice

ko viņam palīdz tā valdzinošā saskaņa... tā dziedošā melodija, kas sasaista visas šķietamās disonanses; tas skanošais dzidrums

how this enchanting harmony helped him... this singing melody which connects all apparent dissonances; this sonorous clearness

(of sounds) clarity, clearness, sonorousness, melodiousness


puštunu

inflection of puštuns:
accusative/instrumental singular


talantu

inflection of talants:
accusative/instrumental singular


skaidrums

skaidrums (nominative singular)
skaidrumu (accusative singular)
skaidruma (genitive singular)
skaidrumam (dative singular)
skaidrumu (instrumental singular)
skaidrumā (locative singular)
skaidrum (singular vocative)

bija piestājis snigt; rāms skaidrums un maigums pludoja apkārt

it had stopped snowing; serene clearness and softness were flooding everywhere

ūdens lāse, man savu skaidrumu dod, / lai varu es visu atspulgot

water drop, give me your clearness, / so that I can reflect everything

viņa bija tikpat bāla un caurspīdīga kā agrāk; acis vizēja zilas, bet to eņģeliskais skaidrums bija zudis

she was so pale and trasnparent as before; (her) eyes shone blue, but that angelic clearness had disappeared

clearness (the quality of that which is clear, clean, transparent)

attēla skaidrums

izrunas skaidrums

siltajā puskrēslā cilvēku sejas tagad varēja tikko saskaitīt, priekšmeti bija zaudējuši asās kontūras, mūzika - skaidrumu

in the warm dusk people's faces now could barely be seen, objects had lost their sharp contours, music - its clearness

clarity, clearness (the quality of that which is clear, easy to perceive, without impediments or errors)

balss skaidrums

the clarity, clearness, sonorousness of a voice

(of sounds) clarity, clearness, sonorousness


talantīgumu

accusative/instrumental singular of talantīgums


gatavību

accusative/instrumental singular of gatavība


gatavumu

accusative/instrumental singular of gatavums


puštunu valoda

puštunu valoda (nominative singular)
puštunu valodu (accusative singular)
puštunu valodas (genitive singular)
puštunu valodai (dative singular)
puštunu valodu (instrumental singular)
puštunu valodā (locative singular)
puštunu valoda (singular vocative)

Pashtun language, Pashto (lit. language of the Pashtuns)


gravitācija

gravitācija (nominative singular)
gravitāciju (accusative singular)
gravitācijas (genitive singular)
gravitācijai (dative singular)
gravitāciju (instrumental singular)
gravitācijā (locative singular)
gravitācija (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Russian гравита́ція (gravitácija), from New Latin gravitātiō.

Zemes gravitācija

vispasaules gravitācija

gravitācijas lauks

gravitācijas spēks

gravitācija arī vakuumā izplatās ar gaismas ātrumu

gravity also in the vacuum spreads with the spead of light

spēki, kas deformē zemeslodi, ir Saules un Mēness gravitācija; šis gravitācijas spēks deformē arī Zemes kodolu

the forces that deform the Earth's globe are the Sun's and the Moon's gravity; this gravitational force deforms also the Earth's nucleus

(physics) gravitation (the physical property of material bodies to attract each other)


afgāniete

lv-noun

afgāniete f (5th declension, masculine form: afgānis)

afgānis (masculine)
afgāniete (nominative singular)
afgānietes (nominative plural)
afgānieti (accusative singular)
afgānietes (accusative plural)
afgānietes (genitive singular)
afgāniešu (genitive plural)
afgānietei (dative singular)
afgānietēm (dative plural)
afgānieti (instrumental singular)
afgānietēm (instrumental plural)
afgānietē (locative singular)
afgānietēs (locative plural)
afgāniete (singular vocative)
afgānietes (plural vocative)

viņa ir 32 gadus veca afgāniete, kura Amerikā strādā par aktrisi

she is a 32-year-old Afghan woman who works as an actress in America

a (female) Afghan, a woman from Afghanistan or of Afghan (Pashtun) descent


skaidrība

skaidrība (nominative singular)
skaidrību (accusative singular)
skaidrības (genitive singular)
skaidrībai (dative singular)
skaidrību (instrumental singular)
skaidrībā (locative singular)
skaidrība (singular vocative)

rudeņos ūdens skaidrība ļauj redzēt 6 metru dziļumā

the clearness of autumn water allows one to see up to a depth of 6 meters

Arvīds Salums saprata, ka nekad nenodzīvos savu dzīvi ar to jūnija vai februāra saulainās dienas dzidro skaidrību, ar kādu savu mūžu nodzīvoja Anna un Andžs Griķi

Arvīds Salums understood that he would never live his life with that clearness of a sunny day in June or February, with which Anna and Andžs Griķi lived their lives

izrunas skaidrība

domas, formas skaidrība

izklāsta skaidrība

uzdevuma skaidrība

skaņdarba skaidrība

ienest, ievest skaidrību

tikt pie skaidrības

to get clarity, to be clear (about something)

skaidrības labad apvaicāties

to inquire for the sake of clarity (i.e., so that there is no confusion, no misunderstanding)

tā Brīviņos nebija skaidrības, vai tas pļēgura meistars ko dara

so in Brīviņi there was no clarity (= it wasn't clear) what that master drunkard was doing

skaidrība un vienkāršība lugai būtu nākusi tikai par labu

(more) clarity and simplicity would have come in handy for (this) play

clarity (the quality of that which is clear, easy to understand or perceive, without impediments or errors)

bērna skaidrība un dabiskums

dvēseles skaidrība

visaugstāk tauta vērtē jaunietes godu un tikumu, skaidrību un čaklumu

above all, the people value a young woman's honor and virtue, purity (= lack of deceit) and diligence

dzīves pamati balstās godīgumā, patiesīgumā, sirds skaidrībā

the fundaments of life are based on honesty, truthfulness, (and) clarity (= purity) of heart

(of people) clarity (of spirit), simplicity, honesty, purity, virtue

balss skaidrība


afgāņu valoda

afgāņu valoda (nominative singular)
afgāņu valodu (accusative singular)
afgāņu valodas (genitive singular)
afgāņu valodai (dative singular)
afgāņu valodu (instrumental singular)
afgāņu valodā (locative singular)
afgāņu valoda (singular vocative)

afgāņu valodas gramatika

Afghan language, Pashtun language, Pashto (lit. language of the Afghans)


rudzis

nominative singular of rudzi (rarely used)


kukurūzu

accusative/instrumental singular of kukurūza


afgānis

afgānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: afgāniete)

afgāniete (feminine)
afgānis (nominative singular)
afgāņi (nominative plural)
afgāni (accusative singular)
afgāņus (accusative plural)
afgāņa (genitive singular)
afgāņu (genitive plural)
afgānim (dative singular)
afgāņiem (dative plural)
afgāni (instrumental singular)
afgāņiem (instrumental plural)
afgānī (locative singular)
afgāņos (locative plural)
afgāni (singular vocative)
afgāņi (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Persian افغان (afğân, “Afghan”), itself a borrowing from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano).

pēc tautības afgānis

an Afghan by ethnicity, an ethnic Afghan

afgānis Latvijā strādā par 10 santīmiem

an Afghan in Latvia works for 10 santīms (= cents)

puštuni jeb etniskie afgāņi ir irāņu tauta, kura galvenokārt dzīvo Afganistānas dienvidos un austrumos

the Pashtuns or ethnic Afghans are an Iranian people who live mostly in the south and east of Afghanistan

a (male) Afghan, a man from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent

afgāņu bēgļi

pirmais angļu-afgāņu karš

afgāņu bērni

afgāņu mūzika

(genitive plural): Afghan, pertaining to Afghanistan and its people


vieglums

vieglums (nominative singular)
vieglumu (accusative singular)
viegluma (genitive singular)
vieglumam (dative singular)
vieglumu (instrumental singular)
vieglumā (locative singular)
vieglum (singular vocative)

no finiera gatavotie virtuves soliņi tomēr atstāj komisku iespaidu... viss it kā butu: vieglums, lētums, mazums, bet kā ar pašu sēdēšanu?

the little plywood kitchen benches leave a comical impression... it's as if there were everything: lightness, low price, smallness, but what about actually sitting (on them)? (i.e., are they good for sitting on?)

lightness (the state or quality of that which is light, has low weight)

gaitas, dejas vieglums

acis viņai sarkanas, bet augumā un visās kustībās savāds atbrīvots vieglums

her eyes (were) red, but in her posture and in all her movements a strange lightness was released

dabisku kustību izkopšanas vingrinājumi piešķir ķermenim lielāku veiklību un vieglumu

exercising by cultivating (the body's) natural movements gives to the body more agility and lightness, ease

vasaras miglas vieglums

talantīgs mākslinieks, kurš gaiši mirgojošos, dažreiz arī pelēkos toņos ar sudrabainu vieglumu attēlo ainavas

a talented artist who portrays landscapes in light shining, sometimes also gray tones with a silvery lightness

(of gases, fog, smoke, also colors) lightness, thinness, low density, low saturation

fog; smoke; also colors; fog; smoke; also colors

māksliniece, stāstot par perspektīvo modi, sevišķi uzsver jaunā veidā trikotažas plastiskumu un vieglumu

the (female) artist, speaking about fashion as perspective, stresses the plasticity and lightness of a new kind of knitting

(of clothes) lightness, thinness (e.g., summer clothes)

darba vieglums

ceļojuma vieglums

eksāmena vieglums

stila vieglums

nepanesamais esības vieglums

the unbearable lightness of being (a novel by Milan Kundera)

ease, easiness, lightness (the quality of that which is not hard, difficult, either physically or mentally)

dzīves apstākļu vieglums

darbā aug un rūdās personības lielums, bet vieglums saēd kā rūsa

in work personal greatness grows and becomes stronger, but easiness (= easy life conditions) eat it like rust

viņa dzīvē aizvien meklējusi vieglākos ceļus... ja ceļš galu galā nav iznācis viegls, nav vainīga viņa, bet dabas likumi, kas allaž izspēlē šādus jokus ar viegluma tīkotājiem

in life, she has always looked for the easy way out... if a path ultimately did not come out easy, it was not her fault; it was the laws of nature that always play such pranks on those who covert easiness (= an easy life)

ease, easiness, lightness (the quality of that which has no difficulty, hardships, complications)

vasaras vakara vieglums

the lightness, pleasantness of a summer night

izzuda sasprindzinājums, pārņēma tāds vieglums un bezbēdība

the tension disappeared, a certain lightness and conentment overtook (him)

viņu necēla līksmos gaisos domu eņģeliskais vieglums, jūtu zilgmotais dzidrums

he did not rejoice (lit. was raised into rejoicing) by the angelic lightness of thought, by the azure clarity of feeling

gaisā tāds klusums un miers, ka cilvēks, kaut arī viņš strādātu smagu darbu un būtu noguris, sajūt pēkšņi vieglumu, dvēselē rodas prieks

in the air (there is) such calm and tranquility that one, even if one does hard work and is tired, feels suddenly lightness, joy is (suddenly) in one's soul

lightness, relief, pleasantness, pleasant feeling(s)

rokas spiediena vieglums

ietonējuma vieglums

lightness (low perceptibility, low saturation)

soda vieglums

miega vieglums

rakstura vieglums

tieši vieglums, ar kādu draugi plivinājās pa dzīvi, viņu tiem piesaistīja

precisely the lightness with which (his) friends fluttered through life drew him to them


gatavums

gatavums (nominative singular)
gatavumu (accusative singular)
gatavuma (genitive singular)
gatavumam (dative singular)
gatavumu (instrumental singular)
gatavumā (locative singular)
gatavum (singular vocative)

siera gatavums

the readiness of the cheese (how ready for consumption it is)

readiness (the quality of that which is ready, has reached its final, desired state)

rieksta kodolam sāk apaugt dzeltenā miziņa, gatavuma pirmā pazīme

a yellow husk starts growing on the nut kernels, the first sign of ripeness

ripeness, maturity (the quality of that which is ripe)


talantīgums

talantīgums (nominative singular)
talantīgumu (accusative singular)
talantīguma (genitive singular)
talantīgumam (dative singular)
talantīgumu (instrumental singular)
talantīgumā (locative singular)
talantīgum (singular vocative)

From talantīgs (“talented”) + -ums (with talantīgs from talants (“talent”) + -īgs).

pedagoga talantīgums

mākslinieka talantīgums

izrādes talantīgums

the show's excellence (lit. talent, "talentedness")

the quality of one (person, work) that is talented; talent, excellence


puštuns

puštuns (nominative singular)
puštuni (nominative plural)
puštunu (accusative singular)
puštunus (accusative plural)
puštuna (genitive singular)
puštunu (genitive plural)
puštunam (dative singular)
puštuniem (dative plural)
puštunu (instrumental singular)
puštuniem (instrumental plural)
puštunā (locative singular)
puštunos (locative plural)
puštun (singular vocative)
puštuni (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Pashto پښتون (paṧtun).

stalts un lepns kā īsts puštuns

mans tēvs ir puštuns

the Pashtuns or ethnic Afghans are an Iranian people living mostly in the south and east of Afghanistan

puštunu kultūra

puštunu tautas

puštunu garīgais līderis Sajeds Ahmads Gailani

Pashtun spiritual leader Sayed Ahmad Gailani

(genitive plural) Pashtun, relating to the Pashtun people, their language and culture


gatavība

gatavība (nominative singular)
gatavību (accusative singular)
gatavības (genitive singular)
gatavībai (dative singular)
gatavību (instrumental singular)
gatavībā (locative singular)
gatavība (singular vocative)

noteikt siera gatavību

to determine the readiness of the cheese (= how ready it is)

gaļas gatavību pārbauda padurstot to ar naža galu

the readiness of the meat can be checked by piercing it with the tip of a knife

dzejas augsto formas gatavību pasvītrojuši daudzi kritiķi

many critics have stressed the high readiness of form (= high level of development) of (this kind of) poetry

readiness (the state of that which is ready)

kaujas gatavība

gatavības apliecība

readiness certificate (school certificate)

būt braukšanas gatavībā

to be ready to (lit. in readiness of) travel

turēt ieročus šaušanas gatavībā

to keep (one's) weapons ready for (lit. in readiness of) shooting

readiness (the state of being ready to do something, to be used in some way)

augļu gatavība

graudaugu gatavības pakāpes

the degrees of ripeness, maturity of cereal

noteikt sēklu gatavību

to determine the (degree of) ripeness, maturity of the seeds

(of fruits, seeds) ripeness (the state of that which is ripe)


smagums

smagums (nominative singular)
smagumi (nominative plural)
smagumu (accusative singular)
smagumus (accusative plural)
smaguma (genitive singular)
smagumu (genitive plural)
smagumam (dative singular)
smagumiem (dative plural)
smagumu (instrumental singular)
smagumiem (instrumental plural)
smagumā (locative singular)
smagumos (locative plural)
smagum (singular vocative)
smagumi (plural vocative)

smaguma spēks

smaguma centrs

center of gravity (lit. center of weight)

satverot kādu priekšmetu rokās, tā smaguma spēku novērtējam kā priekšmeta svaru

holding an object in our hands, we observe the force of its heavines (= gravitational pull) as the object's weight

liels kravas smagums

zem viņa smaguma nočīkst krēsls

the chair squeaked under his heaviness, weight

nogurums gulēja kaulos svina smagumā

the tiredness lay on (his) bones in (= with) the heaviness of lead

heaviness, weight (the quality of that which is heavy)

māte ar to reimatismu... aust vai adīt, to gan, bet pa lauka daudz nevar un smagumus nest jau nepavisam

mother and her rheumatism... weaving or knitting, that's OK, but she cannot (go) outside very much and carry heavy objects not at all

kad smagums satverts, tas jāceļ lēni, muguru turot taisni

when (one) lifts a heavy object, (one) must lift it slowly, keeping (one's) back straight

tveicīgs smagums purvā nomāca prātu, smacēja krūtis

the sultry heaviness (= heavy air) in the swamp stops the mind (and) suffocates the chest

(of gases, fog, smoke, smells) heaviness, thickness, denseness

ceļojuma smagums

dzīves smagums

atbildības smagums

the heaviness, hardship, difficulty of responsibility

darba smagums viņš vēl nebija jutis... bet jau pirmajā dienā Jēkabs manīja, ka mazā puiša dienas nav vieglas

the difficulty, heaviness of the work he hadn't felt yet... but already on the irst day Jēkabs noticed that a little boy's day is not easy

varbūt viņam aizmigt neļāva neatmaksātā parāda smagums?

maybe (it was) the heaviness, weight of the debts (that) did not let him fall asleep?

Andris pēkšņi sajuta vientulības smagumu

Andris suddenly felt the weight, heaviness of solitude

sirds pēc visiem notikumiem šķita smaga, kā ar svinu pielieta

(his) heart, after all those events, felt heavy, as if sealed in lead

aiz valdonīgas ārienes Jāzeps slēpa mokošu dvēseles smagumu

behind (his) domineering exterior, Jāzeps hid the heaviness of a tortured soul

(of suffering, feelings) difficulty, heaviness, severity, oppressiveness

rakstura smagums

heaviness of character (of someone who is difficult to approach)

(of people) heaviness, difficulty, lack of sociability

nozieguma smagums

varbūt Andrejs kaunējās ieraudzīt visu padarītā grēka smagumu?

maybe Andrejs was ashamed to see the full seriousness of the sin he committed?

šoka smaguma pakāpe

neatkarīgi no slimības smaguma gripas slimnieks ir bīstams apkārtējiem

independently of the severity of the disease, an influenza patient is dangerous to other people

(of medical or physical conditions) severity, seriousness

noguruma smagums

viņi abi ieēda vakariņas, un zēns tūliņ sajuta svina smagumu locekļos; viņš aizmiga turpat pie galda

they both ate dinner, and the boy immediately felt a heaviness like lead in his limbs; he fell asleep right there at the table

gaitas smagums

soļu smagums

heaviness, slowness, lack of agility or grace

trio mūzikā vairāk smaguma, tā šķiet it kā zemes spēku piesūkusies

in the trio's music (there was) more heaviness, it sounded as if it had become soaked with the forces of the earth


talants

talants (nominative singular)
talanti (nominative plural)
talantu (accusative singular)
talantus (accusative plural)
talanta (genitive singular)
talantu (genitive plural)
talantam (dative singular)
talantiem (dative plural)
talantu (instrumental singular)
talantiem (instrumental plural)
talantā (locative singular)
talantos (locative plural)
talant (singular vocative)
talanti (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin talentum (“weight, monetary unit”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek τάλαντον (tálanton, “weight, monetary unit”). The “gift” meaning is probably a metaphor, based on the "money" meaning (“rich” → “gifted”).

uder

rakstnieka, komponista talants

pedagoga talants

aktiera talants

attīstīt talantu

viņam ir talants mūzikā

uz skatuves ir parādījušies daudzi apdāvināti, bet talantā uzplaukuši tikai tie, kam pieticis spēka un gribas savu talantu kopt

on the stage many gifted (people) have shown themselves, but only those thrived into talent who had enough strength and will to cultivate their (inborn) talent

viena no svarīgākajām talanta pazīmēm ir spēja saskatīt sabiedrībai svarīgāko, mākslinieciski nozīmīgāko

one of the most important signs of talent is the capacity to see what is important, what is artistically significant in society

mākslinieka talants parādās jau tēlojamo parādību izlāsē

the artistic talent shows itself already in the selection of phenomena to portray

talent (special physical or mental skill for a certain area of activity, especially when inborn)

Ingunas skatiens ziņkārīgi pārslīdēja viešņām, pētīdams, kura no šīm meitenēm varētu būt apveltīta ar mājasmātes talantu

Inguna's look curiously went over the (female) guests, trying to find out which of these girls could be endowed with a hostess' talent

viņam bija viens talants: katram pretimnācējam no sirds kaut ko apsolīt un pēc pāris soļiem to totāli aizmirst

he had only one talent: to promise something from his heart to every person he met, and after a few steps to forget it completely

talent (capacity, skill for something specific)

aug jauni talanti

puķēm smaržu un krāsu nevar aprakstīt; tāpat arī Bertu Rūmnieci, šo unikālo talantu, nevar aprakstīt vai, vēl vairāk, izstāstīt

one cannot describe the color or smell of a flower; likewise, one cannot describe, or, more importantly, narrate Berta Rūmniece, this unique talent

talent (a person who has a special skill or capacity, a gifted person)

(Ancient Greece) talent (ancient measure of weight, approximately 25 kg; ancient currency in Ancient Greece)


kukurūza

kukurūza (nominative singular)
kukurūzu (accusative singular)
kukurūzas (genitive singular)
kukurūzai (dative singular)
kukurūzu (instrumental singular)
kukurūzā (locative singular)
kukurūza (singular vocative)

Apparently borrowed from Russian кукуру́за (kukurúza), itself of unclear origin (q.v.).

kukurūzas vālītes

kukurūzas graudi

kukurūzas šķirnes

kukurūza ir ļoti vērtīgs lopbarības augs, no kura iegūst daudz labas skābbarības un arī lielu graudu ražu

corn/maize is a very valuable forage plant from which one obtains a lot of good silage and also a large grain harvest

corn, maize (plant of the species Zea mays)

kukurūzas milti

kukurūzas eļļa

kukurūzas pārslas

kukurūzas rauši

corn, maize (the seeds or grains of this plant, eaten as food)


palodzi

accusative/instrumental singular of palodze


palodzes

inflection of palodze:
genitive singular

inflection of palodze:
nominative/vocative/accusative plural


palodze

palodze (nominative singular)
palodzes (nominative plural)
palodzi (accusative singular)
palodzes (accusative plural)
palodzes (genitive singular)
palodžu (genitive plural)
palodzei (dative singular)
palodzēm (dative plural)
palodzi (instrumental singular)
palodzēm (instrumental plural)
palodzē (locative singular)
palodzēs (locative plural)
palodze (singular vocative)
palodzes (plural vocative)

Apparently a variant of paloda (“lintel”) (q.v.), ultimately from the same source as the verb lodāt (“to crawl, to creep”), presumably because, since doors were originally low, one had to "crawl" under their lintels to enter the house.

kaķis palodzē

plata palodze

novietot puķu podus uz palodzes

to place the flower pots on the window sill

Alsters sēž uz palodzes, plaukstā sažņaudzis aizkara malu, un skatās lejā

Alsters sits on the window sill, his hands clutching the curtain edge, and looks down

lietus pirksti vienmuļi grabināja pret rūti un pret skārda palodzi

the rain's fingers were monotonously rattling against the panes and against the tin window sill

windowsill (a flat surface protruding from the base of a window frame)

suns atsēdsā palodzē zem krūma un diedelēja vakariņas

the dog sat under a bush in the area under the window and begged for his dinner

(rare) space, part of the wall, under a window


skaļruni

vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of skaļrunis


skaļrunis

skaļrunis (nominative singular)
skaļruņi (nominative plural)
skaļruni (accusative singular)
skaļruņus (accusative plural)
skaļruņa (genitive singular)
skaļruņu (genitive plural)
skaļrunim (dative singular)
skaļruņiem (dative plural)
skaļruni (instrumental singular)
skaļruņiem (instrumental plural)
skaļrunī (locative singular)
skaļruņos (locative plural)
skaļruni (singular vocative)
skaļruņi (plural vocative)

From skaļš (“loud”) + runa (“talk”), made into a second declension masculine noun (ending -is). Calque of English loudspeaker.

elektrodinamiskais skaļrunis

kondensatora skaļrunis

skaļrunī atskan kapteiņa Klāva balss, kas aicina komandu ieņemt savas vietas

Captain Klāvs' voice resounded on the loudspeaker, inviting the team to take (= go to) their place (= stations)

mazgabarīta akustiskās sistēmas ar koaksiāli izvietotiem skaļruniem nodrošina augstu skanējuma kvalitāti

a miniature acoustic system with coaxially placed loudspeakers guarantees high sound quality

loudspeaker (electromechanical device that converts an electric signal into audible sound)


bāba

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ba̋ba (“old woman”) and Lithuanian bóba (“old woman”).


redzēšanās

redzēšanās (nominative singular)
redzēšanās (nominative plural)
redzēšanos (accusative singular)
redzēšanās (accusative plural)
redzēšanās (genitive singular)
redzēšanos (genitive plural)

From redzē(ties) (“to see oneself, each other”) + -šanās.

suffix

uz redzēšanos!

see you later! (lit. to our seeing each other (again))

seeing oneself, seeing each other; meeting; verbal noun of redzēties


redzēšanos

inflection of redzēšanās:
accusative singular

inflection of redzēšanās:
genitive plural


rītu

inflection of rīts:
accusative/instrumental singular


labrītu

inflection of labrīts:
accusative/instrumental singular


labrīts

labrīts (nominative singular)
labrīti (nominative plural)
labrītu (accusative singular)
labrītus (accusative plural)
labrīta (genitive singular)
labrītu (genitive plural)
labrītam (dative singular)
labrītiem (dative plural)
labrītu (instrumental singular)
labrītiem (instrumental plural)
labrītā (locative singular)
labrītos (locative plural)
labrīt (singular vocative)
labrīti (plural vocative)

From labrīt (“good morning”), made into a masculine first-declension noun (ending in -s).

(pa)dot labrītu

teikt labrītu

atņemt labrītu

Edzis nekad neaizmirst pacelt cepuri, kad saka labrītu

Edzis never forgets to take off his hat when (he) says good morning

kad Ieva nes traukus virtuvē, parādās Uldis un dod labrītu

when Ieva is bringing the dishes to the kitchen, Uldis shows himself and gives (= says) good morning

good morning (the name of the early morning greeting labrīt)


rīts

rīts (nominative singular)
rīti (nominative plural)
rītu (accusative singular)
rītus (accusative plural)
rīta (genitive singular)
rītu (genitive plural)
rītam (dative singular)
rītiem (dative plural)
rītu (instrumental singular)
rītiem (instrumental plural)
rītā (locative singular)
rītos (locative plural)
rīt (singular vocative)
rīti (plural vocative)

From the same stem as the verb ritēt (“to roll; to flow; to go by”): Proto-Baltic *rīt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”) with an extra -t (from the same stem, with an extra -s instead, Old English risan, English rise; from the meaning “to flow,” Latin rīvus “river”). The meaning probably went from “to flow, to pass” to “morning” via the idea of the time when the day starts to flow, to pass (or maybe the idea of the sun beginning to pass, to go by, to “flow”, on the sky). Cognates include Lithuanian rýtas.

uder

rīta debesis

tumšs rīts

agrs rīts

rīta krēsla

rīta rasa

rīta cēliens

rīta zvaigzne

no rīta līdz vakaram

uz rīta pusi

rīta putns

morning bird (= a person who wakes up early)

rīta tualete

morning washing (i.e., the act washing and brushing one's teeth in the morning)

silts, mīlīgs rīts ausa augusta sākumā... saule vēl nebija lēkusi, jo gaismiņa tikko sāka svīst

a warm, gentle morning dawned in early August... the sun had not yet risen, because the (early) light had just begun to appear

tonakt man slikti nāca miegs... aizmigu tikai pret rīta pusi

that night I had trouble sleeping... I fell asleep only (when it was going) towards morning

morning (time of day, roughly around sunrise; also, the time period from sunrise to noon)

rīta kurpes, rītakurpes

rīta svārki, rītasvārki

Edīte izraušas no gultas un apvilka rīta svārkus

Edīte scrambled out of bed and put on her dressing gown

(in the genitive, used adjectivally) morning

dzīves rīts

jaunība ir dzīves rīts; tas ir laiks, kad cilvēks veidojas kā personība

youth is the morning of life; that is the time when someone forms him/herself as a person

(figuratively) morning, dawn (the beginning or early phase of something)


reproduktori

nominative/vocative plural of reproduktors


reproduktoriem

dative/instrumental plural of reproduktors


skatu

inflection of skats:
accusative/instrumental singular


mirstību

accusative/instrumental singular of mirstība


reproduktoru

inflection of reproduktors:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of reproduktors:
genitive plural


mirstīgumu

accusative/instrumental singular of mirstīgums


mironi

vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of mironis


skaļumu

accusative/instrumental singular of skaļums


reproduktors

reproduktors (nominative singular)
reproduktori (nominative plural)
reproduktoru (accusative singular)
reproduktorus (accusative plural)
reproduktora (genitive singular)
reproduktoru (genitive plural)
reproduktoram (dative singular)
reproduktoriem (dative plural)
reproduktoru (instrumental singular)
reproduktoriem (instrumental plural)
reproduktorā (locative singular)
reproduktoros (locative plural)
reproduktor (singular vocative)
reproduktori (plural vocative)

Via other European languages (cf. Czech reproduktor “loudspeaker”), ultimately derived from Latin re- “again” + producō “to produce”, in nominalized form (suffix -tor), i.e. “one which reproduces.”

trīsprogrammu reproduktors

elektrodinamiskais reproduktors

elektromagnētiskais reproduktors

galvu pacēlis, jauneklis saspringa un uzmanīgi ieklausījās; reproduktorā atksanēja dziesma

lifting his head, the young man tensed and listened attentively; the song came in the loudspeaker

reproduktors klusēja, tad iečirkstējās, un diktors paziņoja, ka uzstāsies ungāru vijolnieki

the loudspeaker was silent, then it sparkled, and the voice announced that the Hungarian violinists would perform

loudspeaker (electromechanical device that converts an electric signal into audible sound)

sivēnu reproduktors - vienstāva kūts, 2,5 ha platība - jau uzcelts un dod produkciju

the pig breeding place - a four-storey barn, 2,5 ha of surface - has already been built and is producing

sovhoztehnikuma saimniecībā uzbūvēs reproduktoru sivēnu iegūšanai

the Sovkhoz (=Soviet collective) farm will build a breeding place to get more pigs

putnu audzētava “Savienība” perspektīvā izpildīs pirmās pakāpes reproduktora funkcija un ar diennakti veciem šķirtnes cāļiem nodrošinās otrās pakāpes reproduktorus: putnu fabrikas “Bauska”, “Ķekava”

the poultry farm “Savienība” (=“Union”) will carry out the function of first-degree breeding farm and will provide one-day old chicks to second-degree breeding farms: the poultry factories “Bauska” (and) “Ķekava”

breeding farm (a place, building, farm specialized in producing young animals, especially pigs)


līķi

inflection of līķis:
nominative/vocative plural


ziņkārību

accusative/instrumental singular of ziņkārība


mirstīgums

mirstīgums (nominative singular)
mirstīgumu (accusative singular)
mirstīguma (genitive singular)
mirstīgumam (dative singular)
mirstīgumu (instrumental singular)
mirstīgumā (locative singular)
mirstīgum (singular vocative)

From mirstīgs (“mortal”) + -ums (with mirstīgs from mirt (present stem: mirst- (“to die”) + -īgs).

suffix

mirt <small>(present stem: mirst-</small>

apzinoties savu mirstīgumu, mēs būtu daudz vājāki

(if we were) conscious of our mortality, we would be much weaker

mortality (the quality or state of being mortal)


citronkoku

inflection of citronkoks:
accusative/instrumental singular

inflection of citronkoks:
genitive plural


citronkokiem

dative/instrumental plural of citronkoks


skaļums

skaļums (nominative singular)
skaļumu (accusative singular)
skaļuma (genitive singular)
skaļumam (dative singular)
skaļumu (instrumental singular)
skaļumā (locative singular)
skaļum (singular vocative)

skaļuma mērvienības

skaļuma regulēšana

simt decibelu skaļumā

skaņas stiprums raksturo fizikālu procesu neatkarīgi no tā, vai to uztver klausītājs vai ne, bet skaļums ir subjektīva īpašība

the sound intensity characterizes a physical process independently of whether the hearer perceives it or not, whereas loudness is a subjective quality

(physics, of sounds) loudness, volume (the degree of audible perceptibility that characterizes a certain intensity of sound)

pie upes lejā ir skaļums un dzīvība

down by the river there is sound and life

cehā bija burzma un balsu skaļums

in the workshop there was activity and the noise of voices

viss aprimis un sastindzis... skaļums un smiekli tikai ap skolnieku slidotavām

all silent and numb... noise and laughs only around the school skating rink

sapulce beidzās; institūta darbinieki neplūda ārā pa durvīm ar parasto skaļumu, jokiem un jautru sasaukšanos

the meeting ended; the institute staff did not flow out by the door with the usual noise, jokes and funny calls

loud noise, sound (situation in a place, in nature, in an environment, etc., where there is much sound; situation in a place in which many people talk, laugh, sing, etc.)

meža skaļums

pilsētas skaļums

telpas skaļums

vakara skaļums

zēnu skaļums

domās nogrimis, Ceplis pavasara skaļumu gandrīz nedzirdēja

lost in thoughts, Ceplis barely heard the noisiness of spring

aizbēgu no ielu skaļuma / klusumu un pavasari atrast

I ran away from the noisiness of the streets / to look for quiet and spring

loudness, noisiness (the quality of that (sound, place, time period, person, etc.) which is loud, noisy)

Dora Stučka visu mūžu turējās ēnā, bez lieka skaļuma darīdama vajadzīgu un sabiedriski derīgu darbu.

Dora Stučka kept (= lived) (her) whole life in the shadow, doing necessary and socially useful work without unnecessary noise.

Varbūt pašreizējā pastiprinātā interese par ainavu un kluso dabu, par portretu un kamerstila figurālajiem darbiem ir arī zināma reakcija uz ne vienmēr saturīgu skaļumu.

Maybe the current strong interest for landscapes and still lifes, for portraits and chamber style figurative artwork, is also a certain reaction against not always contentful noise.

loudness, noise (strong, perhaps excessive, attention, intensity)


mirstība

mirstība (nominative singular)
mirstību (accusative singular)
mirstības (genitive singular)
mirstībai (dative singular)
mirstību (instrumental singular)
mirstībā (locative singular)
mirstība (singular vocative)

From mirt (present stem: mirst- (“to die”) + -ība. A relatively recent word, it replaced 17th-century miršums (“mortality”), no longer in use.

cilvēku mirstība

daudzus gadsimtus akūtās bērnu infekcijas bija viens no galvenajiem bērnu mirstības cēloņiem

for many decades acute infections in children were one of the main causes of child mortality

mirstības līmenis

mirstības samazināšana

mirstība no infarkta

mortality (in a given population, the number of deaths by 1000 people)