auglis
Latvian
Augļi
Etymology
From the same stem as augt (“to grow”), with an extra l, made into a masculine second-declension noun (ending -is).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [âwɡlis]
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Noun
auglis m (2nd declension)
- fruit (vegetal structure that forms on a flower after fertilization to envelop the seeds)
- augļa apvalks ― fruit shell, skin
- No pupiņas zieda izveidojas auglis, pāksts ar vairākām sēklām ― from the bean flowers a fruit formed itself, a pod with several seeds
- fruit (such structures when juicy and edible)
- salds auglis ― sweet fruit
- augļu koks ― fruit tree
- augļu dārzs ― orchard (lit. fruit garden)
- augļu raža ― fruit harvest
- dienvidi augļi ― southern fruits
- augļu un ogu sulas ― fruit and berry juices
- augļu konservi ― fruit preserves, canned fruit
- aizliegts auglis ― forbidden fruit
- (embryology) fetus (mammalian organism between the embryonary stage and birth)
- augļa kustības ― fetal movement
- uzturam grūtniecības laikā ir jāsatur visas augļa attīstībai vajadzīgas vielas ― the diet during pregnancy must contain all the substances necessary to the development of the fetus
- (figuratively) result, consequence of an action, event, effort, etc.
- ilgstoša darba augļi ― the fruits of long-term work
- fantāzijas auglis ― the fruit of fantasy
- viņš saņēma tikai savas vieglprātības augļus ― he only gathered the fruit of his recklessness (i.e., he lost his house)
- (economics, in the plural) interest, income from interest
- gada augļi ― annual interest
- augļu augļi ― compound interest (lit. interest of interest)
- ieguldītais kapitāls sāka nest augļus ― the invested capital began to produce interest (lit. to bear fruit(s))
Declension
Declension of auglis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | auglis | augļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | augli | augļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | augļa | augļu |
| dative (datīvs) | auglim | augļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | augli | augļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | auglī | augļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | augli | augļi |
Synonyms
- (of "result"): rezultāts, produkts
- (of "interest"): procenti
Derived terms
- auglīgs, auglīgums, auglība
- augļkopis, augļkope, augļkopība
- augļu dārzs
- augļu koks
Related terms
- augt
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “augt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN