sirds

sirds

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śḗr. Cognates include Latvian sir̂ds and Lithuanian širdìs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲîrt͡sʲ]
• Hyphenation: sirds

Noun

sirds f (diminutive sirsneņa)

1. heart

Declension

Declension of sirds (type 6 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	sirds	sirds, sirdis
genitive	sirds	siržu
dative	sirdei	sirdim, siržom1)
accusative	sirdi	sirds, sirdis
instrumental	sirdi	sirdim, siržom1)
locative	sirdī	sirdīs, siržuos1)
vocative	sirds	sirds, sirdis
1) dialectal

References

• M. Bukšs; J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 131
• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 23

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Latvian

Picture dictionary
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(Cilvēka) sirds (1)
ķermenis ķermenis

Sirds (4)

Sirds kalps (5)

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) sirde

Etymology

From older sirdis (attested in 17th-century texts), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sîɾts]

Noun

sirds f (6th declension)

1. (anatomy) heart (the central organ of the circulatory system which causes the blood to flow through the blood vessels by means of rhythmic muscular contractions)
   • sirds pukst ― the heart is beating
   • sirds sit ― the heart is jumping (lit. beating, i.e., heavily)
   • sirds slimības ― heart diseases
   • sirds pārsitieni ― heart palpitations
   • sirds mazspēja ― heart failure
   • sirds trokšņi ― cardiac murmur (lit. heart noises)
   • sirds zāles ― heart medication
   • sirds darbojas normāli ― the heart is working normally
   • sirds ir mūsu galvenais orgāns ― the heart is our most important organ
2. heart (the center of the human psyche, including emotions, character, personality, and their expression and manifestation)
   • laba, draudzīga sirds ― a good, friendly heart
   • līdzjūtīga sirds ― a compassionate heart
   • dedzīga, kvēla sirds ― a fervent, fiery heart
   • atsaucīga, godīga sirds ― a receptive, honest heart
   • gaiša, viegla sirds ― a bright, light heart
   • līksma sirds ― a joyous heart
   • smaga, grūta sirds ― a severe, hard heart
   • grūtsirdīga sirds ― a melancholic heart
   • ļauna sirds ― an evil heart
   • mātes, tēva sirds ― a mother's, a father's heart
   • sirds līksmo ― the heart rejoices
   • aizkustināt sirdi ― to touch (someone's) heart
   • sirds noslēpums ― a secret of the heart
   • viņam nav sirds ― he doesn't have a heart
   • ai sirds! te maiga tu, te rāma, te nemierīga krūtīs tiec ― oh, heart! here you are, gentle, calm, becoming restless in the chest
   • Līnai bija žēlīga un vāja sirds, kas spēja saslieties tikai liela izmisuma brīžos ― Linai had a weak, compassionate heart that could straighten up only in times of despair
3. heart (main, central, most important part)
   • galvaspilsēta ir zemes sirds ― the capital city is the heart of the land
   • Ēvalds atvadījās no pilsētas centra, no diviem mēnešiem, kas bija aizvadīti šeit, pašā Rīgas sirdī ― Ēvalds said farewell to the city center, to the two months that had been spent here, in the very heart of Riga
   • mašīnbūvi dēvē par mūsu industrijas sirdi ― mechanical engineering is known as the heart of our industry
   • jūs abi bijāt pirmajā reisā un tagad esat komandas sirds un kodols ― both of you were in the first trip and are now the heart and core of the team
4. heart (an object or drawing having the shape of a heart, typically stylized as a cardioid)
   • piparkūku sirds ― gingerbread heart
   • reiz ar pirmo lāpstas dūrienu izdevās atrast unikālu akmens laikmetā veidotu tumšsarkana dzintara sirdi ― already with the first hit of the shovel they managed to find a unique Stone Age dark red amber heart
5. (card games) hearts (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♥)
   • sirds kalps ― the jack of hearts
   • sirds dūzis ― the ace of hearts
   • kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī… tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas: krusta, kārava un sirds ― the captain started dealing the cards, and Vilks absent-mindedly took them… there were three queens: clubs, diamonds, and hearts

Declension

Declension of sirds (6th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	sirds	sirdis
accusative (akuzatīvs)	sirdi	sirdis
genitive (ģenitīvs)	sirds	siržu
dative (datīvs)	sirdij	sirdīm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	sirdi	sirdīm
locative (lokatīvs)	sirdī	sirdīs
vocative (vokatīvs)	sirds	sirdis

Derived terms

• grūtsirdīgs
• sirdsapziņa
• sirdsdarbība, sirds darbība
• sirdsdegsme, sirds degsme
• sirdsdraugs, sirds draugs
• sirdsdraudzene, sirds draudzene
• sirdskaite, sirds kaite
• sirdsklauves, sirds klauves
• sirdslēkme, sirds lēkme
• sirdslieta, sirds lieta
• sirdīgs
• sirsnīgs

Related terms

• serde

See also

Suits in Latvian · sugas (see also: kārts, spēļu kārts) (layout · text)
sirdis	kāravi	pīķi	krusti, kreiči

• kardioloģija, kardiologs, kardioloģe, kardioloģisks

References

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