loma

loma (nominative singular)
lomas (nominative plural)
lomas (genitive singular)
lomu (genitive plural)
lomai (dative singular)
lomām (dative plural)
lomu (accusative singular)
lomas (accusative plural)
lomu (instrumental singular)
lomām (instrumental plural)
lomā (locative singular)
lomās (locative plural)
loma (singular vocative)
lomas (plural vocative)

spēlēt lomu

lomas teksts

mācīties lomu no galvas

tēlot galveno lomu

loma bez vārdiem

sadalīt lomas

(theater, cinematography) role, part, character


robots

robots (nominative singular)
roboti (nominative plural)
robota (genitive singular)
robotu (genitive plural)
robotam (dative singular)
robotiem (dative plural)
robotu (accusative singular)
robotus (accusative plural)
robotu (instrumental singular)
robotiem (instrumental plural)
robotā (locative singular)
robotos (locative plural)
robot (singular vocative)
roboti (plural vocative)

From Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). Coined in the 1921 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek after having been suggested to him by his brother Josef http://ui.fpf.slu.cz/persons/Kelemen/articles/HorKelALIFEIXDef.pdf, and taken into other languages without change.

(science fiction) robot (intelligent machine designed to look like a human being)


burts

burts (nominative singular)
burti (nominative plural)
burta (genitive singular)
burtu (genitive plural)
burtam (dative singular)
burtiem (dative plural)
burtu (accusative singular)
burtus (accusative plural)
burtu (instrumental singular)
burtiem (instrumental plural)
burtā (locative singular)
burtos (locative plural)
burt (singular vocative)
burti (plural vocative)

Originally the masculine past participle of the verb burt (“to conjure magic”) (q.v.). Just as burt originally meant “to carve (marks, on a tree),” burts was originally “mark(s) carved on a tree.” Cognates include Lithuanian bùrtas (“lot, (pl.) sorcery”).

cog

metāla, koka burti

burtu garnitūras

burtu liešana

(typography) type, font (typesetting printing unit; syn. burtstabiņš, litera)


milze

lv-noun

milze f (5th declension, masculine form: milzis)

milzis (masculine)
milze (nominative singular)
milzes (nominative plural)
milzes (genitive singular)
milžu (genitive plural)
milzei (dative singular)
milzēm (dative plural)
milzi (accusative singular)
milzes (accusative plural)
milzi (instrumental singular)
milzēm (instrumental plural)
milzē (locative singular)
milzēs (locative plural)
milze (singular vocative)
milzes (plural vocative)

From milzis (“(male) giant”) + -e (“fem.”).

viņš Speipnira mugurā jāj deviņas naktis, līdz ierodas pie upes Gjellas un šķērso tās tiltu, kuru sargā milze Modgūda

he rides on the back of Speipnirs for nine nights, until he comes to the river Gjella and crosses the bridge which is guarded by the giantess Modgūda

(folklore, mythology) female giant, giantess (very large, supernaturally strong female being)


interpunkcija

interpunkcija (nominative singular)
interpunkcijas (genitive singular)
interpunkcijai (dative singular)
interpunkciju (accusative singular)
interpunkciju (instrumental singular)
interpunkcijā (locative singular)
interpunkcija (singular vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin interpunctiō, from inter (“between”) and punctiō (“pricking, puncturing”), from the verb pungo (“to prick, to puncture, to sting”).

interpunkcijas sistēma

apgūt interpunkciju

interpunkcijas kļūdas

izvēloties pieturzīmes, jāņem vērā interpunkcijas un citu rakstības zīmju un paņēmienu mijiedarbība

when choosing punctuation marks, one must take into account the interaction of punctuation and other writing symbols and modes

vispirms tulkotājiem pārmetums, ka viņi pārāk brīvi rīkojušies ar interpunkciju

the first criticism of translators is that they treat punctuation too freely

punctuation mark
punctuation mark#English

(orthography) punctuation (the set of punctuation marks in a given language; the use of punctuation marks in a given language)


apostrofs

apostrofs (nominative singular)
apostrofi (nominative plural)
apostrofa (genitive singular)
apostrofu (genitive plural)
apostrofam (dative singular)
apostrofiem (dative plural)
apostrofu (accusative singular)
apostrofus (accusative plural)
apostrofu (instrumental singular)
apostrofiem (instrumental plural)
apostrofā (locative singular)
apostrofos (locative plural)
apostrof (singular vocative)
apostrofi (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin apostrophus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a nominal use of an adjective derived from the verb ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “I turn away”).

uder

lietot apostrofu

likt apostrofu vārdu beigās

to put an apostrophe at the ends of words

diacritical mark
diacritical mark#English

(orthography) apostrophe (the ’ character, used in some languages as a punctuation mark and as a diacritical mark in others)


kols

kols (nominative singular)
koli (nominative plural)
kola (genitive singular)
kolu (genitive plural)
kolam (dative singular)
koliem (dative plural)
kolu (accusative singular)
kolus (accusative plural)
kolu (instrumental singular)
koliem (instrumental plural)
kolā (locative singular)
kolos (locative plural)
kol (singular vocative)
koli (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin cōlon (“a member of a verse of poem”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶλον (kôlon, “a member, limb, clause, part of a verse”).

uder

kols ir ne vien gramatiski, bet arī jēdzieniski nosacīta pieturzīme... tas arvien norāda uz sekojošu paskaidrojumu

the colon is a punctuation mark conditioned not only grammatically, but also conceptually... it always points to a following explanation

(orthography) colon (the punctuation mark : which usually indicates a longer pause)


punkts

punkts (nominative singular)
punkti (nominative plural)
punkta (genitive singular)
punktu (genitive plural)
punktam (dative singular)
punktiem (dative plural)
punktu (accusative singular)
punktus (accusative plural)
punktu (instrumental singular)
punktiem (instrumental plural)
punktā (locative singular)
punktos (locative plural)
punkt (singular vocative)
punkti (plural vocative)


gredzens

gredzens (nominative singular)
gredzeni (nominative plural)
gredzena (genitive singular)
gredzenu (genitive plural)
gredzenam (dative singular)
gredzeniem (dative plural)
gredzenu (accusative singular)
gredzenus (accusative plural)
gredzenu (instrumental singular)
gredzeniem (instrumental plural)
gredzenā (locative singular)
gredzenos (locative plural)
gredzen (singular vocative)
gredzeni (plural vocative)

From an earlier (unattested) Latvian adjective *gregs (“turned, twisted, woven”) or noun *gred(z)is (“bay, bent”) (cf. place names like Gredzups) + -ens, from a verb *gregt (“to turn, to twist, to weave, to braid”), from Proto-Baltic *greg-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-, *greg-, from a stem *ger- (“to turn, to twist”) (whence also griezt (“to turn”), q.v.) with an extra -g. The original meaning was “turned, bent, woven thing” > “round woven thing (like a wreath)” > “ring.” Cognates include Old Prussian graudis (corrected to grandis), Old Norse krākr (“bending, bay, hook”), Middle English crinkled (“turned, twisted”), English crinkle, Dutch krinkel (“loop, noose”).

cog

romāns radīts pēc gredzena principā

a roman written according to the principle of circularity

(literature) circle, circular (principle for composing works of art so that their end is equal or similar to their beginning)


burtstabiņš

burtstabiņš (nominative singular)
burtstabiņi (nominative plural)
burtstabiņa (genitive singular)
burtstabiņu (genitive plural)
burtstabiņam (dative singular)
burtstabiņiem (dative plural)
burtstabiņu (accusative singular)
burtstabiņus (accusative plural)
burtstabiņu (instrumental singular)
burtstabiņiem (instrumental plural)
burtstabiņā (locative singular)
burtstabiņos (locative plural)
burtstabiņ (singular vocative)
burtstabiņi (plural vocative)

From burts (“letter”) + stabiņš (“block”) (with stabiņš from stabs (“pole, post”) + -iņš (“dim.”)).
Possibly a calque of German Buchstabe.

svina, koka burtstabiņi

(typography) type, font (typesetting printing unit; a little metal block with a letter engraved on one side)


stāsts

stāsts (nominative singular)
stāsti (nominative plural)
stāsta (genitive singular)
stāstu (genitive plural)
stāstam (dative singular)
stāstiem (dative plural)
stāstu (accusative singular)
stāstus (accusative 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)


milzis

lv-noun

milzis m (2nd declension, feminine form: milze)

milze (feminine)
milzis (nominative singular)
milži (nominative plural)
milža (genitive singular)
milžu (genitive plural)
milzim (dative singular)
milžiem (dative plural)
milzi (accusative singular)
milžus (accusative plural)
milzi (instrumental singular)
milžiem (instrumental plural)
milzī (locative singular)
milžos (locative plural)
milzi (singular vocative)
milži (plural vocative)

rūķis

antonym(s) of “of "large mythical being"”

Derived from the verb milzt (“to swell, to grow, to increase”), present tense melzu, from Proto-Baltic *melž-, *milž-, from Proto-Indo-European *melǵʰ, *ml̥ǵʰ-, from a stem *mel- (“big, strong”), whence also Latvian dialectal milns (“many, much, a lot”), Ancient Greek μάλα (mála, “very, a lot”), perhaps Latin melior (“better”). Cognates include Lithuanian mil̃žinas.

cog

ļauns milzis

milža spēks

milžu cīņa

milzis skatījās uz puiku kā suns uz skudru, kura rāpo viņam starp izstieptām ķepām

the giant looked at the boy like a dog at an ant that crawls between his outstretched legs

(folklore, mythology) giant (very large, supernaturally strong being)


intonācija

intonācija (nominative singular)
intonācijas (genitive singular)
intonācijai (dative singular)
intonāciju (accusative singular)
intonāciju (instrumental singular)
intonācijā (locative singular)
intonācija (singular vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin intonātio (a Medieval Latin formation), made into a 4th-declension feminine noun ( + -ācija).

heroiska, intīma intonācija

jaunajai rakstniecei ir noteikts epiķes talants, bagāts dažādām liriskām intonācijām

the young (female) writer has a definite epic talent, rich with several lyrical intonations

raksturodams cilvēku, Čehovs pārsteidzošā dažādībā rada noskaņu un intonāciju bagātību

(when) characterizing people, Chekhov with surprising diversity created a richness of moods and tones

(literature) tone, overtone (a general conceptual and emotional mood expressed in, e.g., word order, context, punctuation, etc.)


komats

komats (nominative singular)
komati (nominative plural)
komata (genitive singular)
komatu (genitive plural)
komatam (dative singular)
komatiem (dative plural)
komatu (accusative singular)
komatus (accusative plural)
komatu (instrumental singular)
komatiem (instrumental plural)
komatā (locative singular)
komatos (locative plural)
komat (singular vocative)
komati (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin comma, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”). The term was made into a 1st-declension masculine noun with an additional final t, probably following the Ancient Greek declensional paradigm (κόμμα (kómma), gen. κόμματος (kómmatos)).

ierakstīt, likt komatu

atdalīt ar komatu

komats latviešu valodas rakstos ir visbiežāk lietotā pieturzīme, un tā funkcijas ir ļoti daudzveidīgas

the comma is the most frequently used punctuation mark in Latvian writing, and its functions are very diverse

“cik ir tauku procents?” jautā Antoniņa... “trīs, komats, deviņi”, tas atbild

“how much is the percentage of fat?” Antoniņa asks... “three comma nine,” he answers

(orthography) comma (punctuation mark (,) usually indicating a short pause; sign used to separate the integer from the decimal part of a number)


daudzpunkte

daudzpunkte (nominative singular)
daudzpunktes (nominative plural)
daudzpunktes (genitive singular)
daudzpunkšu (genitive plural)
daudzpunktei (dative singular)
daudzpunktēm (dative plural)
daudzpunkti (accusative singular)
daudzpunktes (accusative plural)
daudzpunkti (instrumental singular)
daudzpunktēm (instrumental plural)
daudzpunktē (locative singular)
daudzpunktēs (locative plural)
daudzpunkte (singular vocative)
daudzpunktes (plural vocative)

From daudz (“many”) + punkts (“point, dot”), made into a 5th-declension feminine noun (ending -e).

nobeigt teikumu ar daudzpunkti

sākt rindkopu ar daudzpunkti

apzīmēt izlaidumu ar daudzpunkti

saskaņā ar tīri gramatisko interpunkcijas principu daudzpunkti varētu nelietot pavisam, taču tā var iezīmēt rakstos dažādas loģiskas un psiholoģiskas nianses un norādīt uz intonācijas īpatnībām

in accordance with the principle of grammatical punctuation, ellipses could be not used at all, but they can (serve to) highlight in writing different logical and psychological nuances and point to peculiarities in intonation

(orthography) ellipsis (punctuation mark consisting of three periods (…), used to indicate missing words or text)


semikols

semikols (nominative singular)
semikoli (nominative plural)
semikola (genitive singular)
semikolu (genitive plural)
semikolam (dative singular)
semikoliem (dative plural)
semikolu (accusative singular)
semikolus (accusative plural)
semikolu (instrumental singular)
semikoliem (instrumental plural)
semikolā (locative singular)
semikolos (locative plural)
semikol (singular vocative)
semikoli (plural vocative)

Via other European languages, ultimately from the Latin semi- + and the word kols (“colon”) (q.v.), imitating formations like English semicolon.

semikols ir samērā spēcīga atdalītājpieturzīme, ko galvenokārt lieto, lai krasāk nošķirtu atsevišķas salikta teikuma daļas

the semicolon is a rather strong separation mark, used primarily to distinguish sharply between parts of a composite sentence

(orthography) semicolon (punctuation mark (;) usually indicating a pause longer than that of a comma)