karogs
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
An old, pre-13th-century borrowing from Old East Slavic хоругы (xorugy, “flag, banner”). Often connected with the (etymologically unrelated) word karot (“to wage war”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
karogs m (1st declension)
- banner, flag (a piece of fabric with a distinctive design used as a sign or symbol)
- Latvijas karogs ― flag of Latvia
- karoga kāts ― flagpole
- nest karogu ― to carry, to fly a flag
- kuģa karogs ― flag, colours of the ship
- karoga emblēma, uzraksts ― flag emblem, inscription
- balts, melns, sarkans karogs ― white, black, red flag
- pacelt, nolaist karogu ― to hoist, to lower the flag
- karogs (nolaists) pusmastā ― flag (down) at half-mast
- pulka, biedrības karogs ― regimental banner, association flag
- a belief or idea that brings people together
- zem (kā) karoga ― under the flag, banner (of something)
Declension edit
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Declension of karogs (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | karogs | karogi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | karogu | karogus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | karoga | karogu |
dative (datīvs) | karogam | karogiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | karogu | karogiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | karogā | karogos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | karog | karogi |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “karogs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN