halāts
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
halāts m (1st declension)
- 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
- mājas halāts ― house (= dressing) gown
- ārsta halāts ― doctor's smock, coat
- darba halāts ― working smock, robe, coat
- laboratorijas halāts ― lab coat
- 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
Declension edit
Declension of halāts (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | halāts | halāti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | halātu | halātus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | halāta | halātu |
| dative (datīvs) | halātam | halātiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | halātu | halātiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | halātā | halātos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | halāt | halāti |