ievads
Latvian
Etymology
From ie- (“into”) + vads (“taking, leading”) (compare German Ein-führung, Latin intrō-ductīō, Russian в-веде́ние (v-vedénije), Greek εισ-αγωγή (eis-agogí), etc.).
Noun
ievads m (1st declension)
- introduction, introductory words, actions
- bez jebkāda ievada ― without any introduction
- tas bija ievads viņai jaunajai dzīvei ― that (action) was an introduction to her new life
- introduction, preface (a text at the beginning of a book, article, etc. that introduces it)
- grāmatas ievads ― the book's introduction, preface
- stāsta, sacerējuma, romāna ievads ― introduction to a story, essay, novel
- (music) introduction (initial phase that introduces the main musical piece or theme)
- simfonijas, operas ievads ― symphony, opera introduction
- (education) introduction (introductory course which introduces the basic notions of a certain topic)
- ievads valodniecībā, literatūras zinātnē ― an introduction to linguistics, to literary theory
- (technology) input device (device, machine, etc. used to enter or introduce something into a computer or similar device)
- skaitļotāja ievads ― the calculator's input (= keys)
Declension
Declension of ievads (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ievads | ievadi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ievadu | ievadus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ievada | ievadu |
| dative (datīvs) | ievadam | ievadiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ievadu | ievadiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ievadā | ievados |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ievad | ievadi |