uzsvars
Latvian
Etymology
From uz- + svars (“weight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [usvaɾs]
Noun
uzsvars m (1st declension)
- emphasis, stress (the highlighting of, e.g., a thought, an idea, a formal element in a text, a work of art, etc.)
- salikt uzvarus ― to put emphasis (on something)
- “vai mums pietiks naudas?” - “gluži tukšā jau mēs neesam,” māte sacīja ar zīmīgu uzsvaru ― “will he have enough money?” - “we aren't in desperation (lit. in the empty),” mother said with a significant emphasis
- (linguistics) stress, accent (higher intensity or tone in the pronunciation of a specific syllable of a word)
- vārda, zilbes uzsvars ― word, syllable stress
- vārda uzsvara galvenā funkcija latviešu valodā ir runas plūsmā nodalīt vienu vārdu no otra ― the main function of word stress in the Latvian language is to differentiate one word from another in the stream of speech
- (music) accent (emphasis on parts of a melody)
- ritmiskais uzsvars ― rhythmic accent
Declension
Declension of uzsvars (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | uzsvars | uzsvari |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | uzsvaru | uzsvarus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | uzsvara | uzsvaru |
| dative (datīvs) | uzsvaram | uzsvariem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | uzsvaru | uzsvariem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | uzsvarā | uzsvaros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | uzsvar | uzsvari |
Synonyms
- akcents
Related terms
- uzsvērt