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aust

See also: Aust

Estonian edit

Noun edit

aust

  1. elative singular of au

Latvian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From an earlier *aus-ti, from Proto-Baltic *aus-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“to shine”).

Cognates include Lithuanian aũšti (< *austi), Old Church Slavonic за устра (za ustra, “early in the morning”), Hittite au(š)- (“to see, to watch”), Sanskrit उच्छति (uccháti, “to dawn”), उषस् (uṣás), उसृ (usṛ́, “dawn, morning”), Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs) (< *h₂éwsōs), Latin aurōra (< *ausōsā).[1]

Pronunciation edit

(file)

Verb edit

aust

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of aust
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of aust
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of aust

aust (intransitive, 1st conjugation, only 3rd person, present aust, past ausa)

  1. to dawn (to become light at the beginning of the day) (of time period)
    rīts ausa lēni ― the morning dawned slowly
    lieliskā spožumā aust jaunā diena ― in great splendor dawns the new day
  2. to dawn, to appear slowly (in the sky) (of light, light sources)
    austrumos ausa gaisma ― the light dawned in the east
    austošā saule ― the dawning sun
    zvaigznes aust ― the stars are dawning (= appearing)
    tur ausa vēlīns pavasara mēness ― there dawned (= appeared) the belated spring moon
  3. (figuratively) to appear, to begin
    no padomēm mums brīve ausa! ― from the councils liberty dawned to us!
    acīs meitenēm aust mīlas smaids ― a lovely smile dawned in the girls' eyes
  4. (rare, of memories) to come back, to reach awareness
    atmiņā aust bijušās dienas ― the past days are dawning in (one's) memory
Conjugation edit
conjugation of aust
INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) IMPERATIVE
(pavēles izteiksme)
Present
(tagadne) 		Past
(pagātne) 		Future
(nākotne)
1st pers. sg. es — — — —
2nd pers. sg. tu — — — —
3rd pers. sg. viņš, viņa aust ausa ausīs lai aust
1st pers. pl. mēs — — — —
2nd pers. pl. jūs — — — —
3rd pers. pl. viņi, viņas aust ausa ausīs lai aust
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present austot Present Active 1 (Adj.) austošs
Past esot ausis Present Active 2 (Adv.) ausdams
Future ausīšot Present Active 3 (Adv.) austot
Imperative lai austot Present Active 4 (Obj.) austam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) Past Active ausis
Present austu Present Passive —
Past būtu ausis Past Passive —
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative (būt) jāaust Infinitive (nenoteiksme) aust
Conjunctive 1 esot jāaust Negative Infinitive neaust
Conjunctive 2 jāaustot Verbal noun aušana
Derived terms edit
prefixed verbs:
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From earlier *aus-ti, from Proto-Baltic *aud-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-dʰ-, from *h₂ew- (“to braid, to weave”) (earlier “to tie, to bind”), with an extension in *-dʰ-. The present form comes from *aud-yō > *aužuo > aužu. Cognates include Lithuanian áusti, Proto-Slavic *usti (Russian dialectal усло (uslo, “a started fabric, canvas”)), Sanskrit ओतुः (ótuḥ, “tissue; web”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

(file)

Verb edit

aust (transitive, 1st conjugation, present aužu, aud, auž, past aužu)

  1. to weave (to produce fabric from thread in a loom)
    aust linu audeklu ― to weave linen cloth
    aust kokvilnas audumus ― to weave cotton fabric
    aužamās stelles ― (weaving) loom
    fabrikas audējas auž jaunu vilnas kleitu drānu ― the factory weaves weave a new dress cloth/fabric
    aust šitās meitas vairs neprata, vērpt negribēja ― these girls can't weave anymore, and they don't want to spin (either)
  2. to weave (to produce fabric, cloth for a certain object; to produce fabric, cloth with certain patterns)
    aust dvieļus, maisus ― to weave towels, sacks
    aust linus, vilnu ― to weave linen (flax), wool
    es aužu linu kreklu ― I am weaving a linen shirt
    tie senos rakstus auž, ko tēvi auduši ― there they weave the old symbols/patterns that (our) fathers (= ancestors) (used to) weave
  3. to weave (to make a mesh, a net, a web; also of spiders)
    zvejnieks laivā tīklus auž ― the fisherman is in (his) boat weaving his net
    zirneklis auž tīklu ― the spider is weaving (its) web
Conjugation edit
conjugation of aust
INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) IMPERATIVE
(pavēles izteiksme)
Present
(tagadne) 		Past
(pagātne) 		Future
(nākotne)
1st pers. sg. es aužu audu audīšu —
2nd pers. sg. tu aud audi audīsi aud
3rd pers. sg. viņš, viņa auž auda audīs lai auž
1st pers. pl. mēs aužam audām audīsim audīsim
2nd pers. pl. jūs aužat audāt audīsiet,
audīsit 		audiet
3rd pers. pl. viņi, viņas auž auda audīs lai auž
RENARRATIVE (atstāstījuma izteiksme) PARTICIPLES (divdabji)
Present aužot Present Active 1 (Adj.) audošs
Past esot audis Present Active 2 (Adv.) auzdams
Future audīšot Present Active 3 (Adv.) aužot
Imperative lai aužot Present Active 4 (Obj.) aužam
CONDITIONAL (vēlējuma izteiksme) Past Active audis
Present austu Present Passive aužams
Past būtu audis Past Passive austs
DEBITIVE (vajadzības izteiksme) NOMINAL FORMS
Indicative (būt) jāauž Infinitive (nenoteiksme) aust
Conjunctive 1 esot jāauž Negative Infinitive neaust
Conjunctive 2 jāaužot Verbal noun aušana
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
prefixed verbs:
other derived terms:

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “aust”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse austr.

Noun edit

aust (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of øst

Derived terms edit

Adverb edit

aust

  1. alternative form of øst

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /œʊ̯st/, /œʊ̯ːst/

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Noun edit

aust (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. east
    Ved soloppgang står sola i aust.
    The Sun is in the east at sunrise.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse austr.

Adverb edit

aust

  1. east

References edit

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