šaurs

See also: saurs

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *siauras, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), with a suffix *-ro. The meaning evolved from “bent (inward), concave” to “narrow.” Cognates include Lithuanian siaűras.

Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- (“to press, squeeze”) as in सुनोति (sunoti, “to press”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃàuɾs]

Adjective

šaurs (definite šaurais, comparative šaurāks, superlative visšaurākais, adverb šauri)

1. narrow (having little breadth; having a relatively small distance from side to side, or (for round objects) a relatively small diameter)

   šaura iela, eja ― narrow street, passage

   šaurs koridors ― narrow corridor

   šauras kāpnes, durvis ― narrow stairs, door

   šaura gulta ― narrow bed

   šaura josta ― narrow belt

   šaurs trauks ― narrow bowl

   šaura seja, piere ― narrow face, forehead

2. narrow (uncomfortable because of lack of space)

   šaurs dzīvoklis ― narrow (= stifling, too small) apartment

3. (mathematics) acute

   šaurs leņķis ― acute angle (between 0° and 90°)

4. (of clothes, shoes) tight

   kleita plecos ir šaura ― the dress is tight at the shoulder

   kurpes par šauram ― too tight shoes

5. (phonetics) narrow, tense (pronounced with relatively small mouth opening)

   šaurais patskanis ― narrow, tense vowel

   šaurais e, ē ― narrow, tense e, ē (i.e., [ɛ] instead of [æ])

6. (of social groups) narrow (including relatively few people)

   vārdi un frāzes, ko lieto tikai kāda šaura sociāla grupa ― words and phrases that only a certain narrow social group uses

   tās lasītāju loks tolaik bija diezgan šaurs ― its readership at the time was rather narrow

7. narrow (a smaller subset of a larger domain of activity)

   šaura specializācija ― narrow specialty, specialization

   tematiski šaura izstāde ― thematically narrow exhibition

8. (of vision; also thoughts, beliefs, ideas, etc.) narrow (lacking versality, breadth, depth)

   šaurs redzesloks ― narrow range of vision

   šaurs garīgais apvārsnis ― narrow spiritual horizon

   šaurs skatījums uz dzīvi ― narrow outlook on life

   šaurs uzskati ― narrow views, opinions

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of šaurs

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	šaurs	šauri		šaura	šauras
accusative (akuzatīvs)	šauru	šaurus		šauru	šauras
genitive (ģenitīvs)	šaura	šauru		šauras	šauru
dative (datīvs)	šauram	šauriem		šaurai	šaurām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	šauru	šauriem		šauru	šaurām
locative (lokatīvs)	šaurā	šauros		šaurā	šaurās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—

Antonyms

• plašs
• plats