karš
LatvianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (obsolete spelling) kaŗš
EtymologyEdit
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]
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
karš m (1st declension)
- war (organized armed conflict between two or more countries, peoples, ethnic or social groups)
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Pirmais pasaules karš ― First World War
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Otrais pasaules karš ― Second World War
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aizstāvēšanās, uzbrukuma karš ― defensive, offensive war
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agresīvs karš ― aggressive war
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taisnīgs karš ― just, rightful war
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koloniālais karš ― colonial war
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pilsoņu karš ― civil war
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nacionālās atbrīvošanās karš ― national liberation war
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partizānu karš ― partisan, guerilla war
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krusta karš ― crusade (lit. cross war)
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karš pret iebrucējiem ― war against invaders
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ķīmiskais karš ― chemical warfare
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bioloģiskais karš ― biological warfare
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bakterioloģiskais karš ― bacteriological warfare
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kodoltermiskais karš ― thermonuclear war
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kara kurinātāji, kūrēji ― warmongers
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izcēlās karš ― war broke out
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kara sākums ― the beginning of war
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pieteikt karu ― to declare war
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uzvarēt karu, karā ― to win the war
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zaudēt karu, karā ― to lose the war
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izbeigt karu ― to put an end to the war
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doties karā ― to go to war
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atgriezties no kara ― to return from war
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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
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- (in the genitive, used adjectivally) war; relating to war
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kara bēgli ― war refugees
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kara veterāns ― war veteran
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kara invalīds ― war invalid
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kara stāvoklis ― state of war
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kara darbība ― act of war
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kara gājiens, karagājiens ― war march, crusade
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kara lauks, karalauks ― battlefield (lit. war field)
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kara gūsteknis ― prisoner of war
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kara noziedznieks ― war criminal
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- (in the genitive, used adjectivally) war, military (relating to the armed forces or to military service)
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jūras kara flote ― Navy (lit. sea war fleet)
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kara rūpnīca ― military industry
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kara medicīnas dienests ― military medical service
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kara hospitāls, ārsts ― military hospital, doctor
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kara lidmašīna ― military airplane
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kara dienests, karadienests ― military service
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kara apgabals ― military district
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kara skola, karaskola ― military school
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kara akadēmija ― military academy
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kara zinātne ― military science
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kara māksla, karamāksla ― the art of war; warfare
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kara noslēpums ― war secret, military secret
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kara tribunāls ― military tribunal
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kara tiesa ― court martial (lit. military court)
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kara bāze, osta ― military base, port
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kara mūzika ― military music
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kara klausība, karaklausība ― military conscription
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kara kungs ― war lord
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- (figuratively) war (serious conflict, struggle, fight, clash between enemies)
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aukstais karš ― cold war
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ideoloģiskais karš ― ideological war
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ekonomiskais karš ― economic war
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jāpiesaka bargs karš pret māņticībām ― it is necessary to declare harsh war against superstitions
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- (figuratively) war (disagreement, dispute, quarrel)
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vārdu karš ― war of words
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aizmirsušies nemitīgie mājas kari par jaunām kleitām ― they (had) forgotten the persistent domestic wars about new dresses
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DeclensionEdit
Declension of karš (1st declension)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “karš”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN