karš
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kars"
Latvian edit
Alternative forms edit
- (obsolete spelling) kaŗš
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *karyas, from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker-. Cognates include Lithuanian kãras, dialectal kãrias, Old Prussian kargis ([karjis], “troops, army”) (misspelled as kragis in the 16th-century text), karyago (“travels”) (i.e., “war path”), Middle Irish cuire (“army; troops”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 (harjis), Old Norse herr, German Heer (“army”), Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “leader, commander”) (< *koiros < *koryos).[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
karš m (1st declension)
- war (organized armed conflict between two or more countries, peoples, ethnic or social groups)
- Pirmais pasaules karš ― First World War
- Otrais pasaules karš ― Second World War
- aizstāvēšanās, uzbrukuma karš ― defensive, offensive war
- agresīvs karš ― aggressive war
- taisnīgs karš ― just, rightful war
- koloniālais karš ― colonial war
- pilsoņu karš ― civil war
- nacionālās atbrīvošanās karš ― national liberation war
- partizānu karš ― partisan, guerilla war
- krusta karš ― crusade (lit. cross war)
- karš pret iebrucējiem ― war against invaders
- ķīmiskais karš ― chemical warfare
- bioloģiskais karš ― biological warfare
- bakterioloģiskais karš ― bacteriological warfare
- kodoltermiskais karš ― thermonuclear war
- kara kurinātāji, kūrēji ― warmongers
- izcēlās karš ― war broke out
- kara sākums ― the beginning of war
- pieteikt karu ― to declare war
- uzvarēt karu, karā ― to win the war
- zaudēt karu, karā ― to lose the war
- izbeigt karu ― to put an end to the war
- doties karā ― to go to war
- atgriezties no kara ― to return from war
- karš ir tās politikas turpinājums ar varmācības līdzekļiem, kuru piekopa karojošo lielvalstu valdošās šķiras jau ilgi pirms kara ― war is the continuation, by means of violence, of policies which were practiced by the ruling classes of the warring countries long before the war
- (in the genitive, used adjectivally) war; relating to war
- kara bēgli ― war refugees
- kara veterāns ― war veteran
- kara invalīds ― war invalid
- kara stāvoklis ― state of war
- kara darbība ― act of war
- kara gājiens, karagājiens ― war march, crusade
- kara lauks, karalauks ― battlefield (lit. war field)
- kara gūsteknis ― prisoner of war
- kara noziedznieks ― war criminal
- (in the genitive, used adjectivally) war, military (relating to the armed forces or to military service)
- jūras kara flote ― Navy (lit. sea war fleet)
- kara rūpnīca ― military industry
- kara medicīnas dienests ― military medical service
- kara hospitāls, ārsts ― military hospital, doctor
- kara lidmašīna ― military airplane
- kara dienests, karadienests ― military service
- kara apgabals ― military district
- kara skola, karaskola ― military school
- kara akadēmija ― military academy
- kara zinātne ― military science
- kara māksla, karamāksla ― the art of war; warfare
- kara noslēpums ― war secret, military secret
- kara tribunāls ― military tribunal
- kara tiesa ― court martial (lit. military court)
- kara bāze, osta ― military base, port
- kara mūzika ― military music
- kara klausība, karaklausība ― military conscription
- kara kungs ― war lord
- (figuratively) war (serious conflict, struggle, fight, clash between enemies)
- aukstais karš ― cold war
- ideoloģiskais karš ― ideological war
- ekonomiskais karš ― economic war
- jāpiesaka bargs karš pret māņticībām ― it is necessary to declare harsh war against superstitions
- (figuratively) war (disagreement, dispute, quarrel)
- vārdu karš ― war of words
- aizmirsušies nemitīgie mājas kari par jaunām kleitām ― they (had) forgotten the persistent domestic wars about new dresses
Declension edit
Declension of karš (1st declension)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “karš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN