virs

See also: vīrs

Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From the locative form virsū of virsus (“top, surface”) (q.v.), or perhaps from a related form virson found in 16th- and 17th-century texts.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [vìrs]

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Preposition edit

virs (with genitive)

on, over, above (with or without motion)
mati virs galvas ― hair over the head

turēt roku virs acīm ― to hold one's hand over the eyes

uzraksts virs durvīm ― the inscription above the door

plaukts virs galda ― the shelf above the desk

temperatūra ir virs normas ― the temperature is above the norm

virs ezera kūp migla ― fog hovers above the lake

likt rokas virs segas ― to put one's hands on, above the covers

uzvilkt jaku virs kleitas ― to put on, to wear a jacket over the dress

Related terms edit

References edit

^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “virs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Middle English edit

Noun edit

virs

Alternative form of firse

Romagnol edit

Noun edit

virs m pl

plural of vérs (“sound”)

[1] Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “virs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

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