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Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin accentus, (ad + cantus), from the verb accinō (“to sing to”), from ad (“to”) and canō (“to sing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
akcents m (1st declension)
- (linguistics, usually singular) accent, stress (pronunciation emphasis on a specific syllable)
- galvenais akcents un palīgakcents ― main stress and secondary (lit. auxiliary) stress
- latviešu valodā vispārināts pirmās zilbes akcents ― in the Latvian language, initial syllable stress has been generalized
- (music, usually singular) accent, stress (emphasis on parts of a melody)
- sākuma akcents ― initial accent
- ritmiskais, melodiskais akcents ― rhythmic, melodic accent
- stress, emphasis, overtone (a strengthened element in a composition, article, speech, etc.)
- stāstam ir problēma, idejisks akcents ― the story has a problem: an ideological overtone
- kinoteātros galvenais telpiskais akcents - zāles būvķermenis arhitektoniski dominē pār visu ēku ― the main spatial emphasis in cinemas: the body of the (projection) room dominates the whole building
- accent (specifities in the pronunciation of an individual)
- runāt ar latvsiku akcentu ― to speak with a Latvian accent
- runāt kādā valodā bez akcenta ― to speak a certain language without accent
- viņa runā varēja sadzirdēt akcentu ― his accent could be heard in his speech
- “uz kurieni ved šis ceļš?” svešais jautāja, izrunādams vārdus ar mazliet savādu akcentu ― “where does this path lead?” the stranger asked, pronouncing the words with a bit of an unusual accent
Declension
Declension of akcents (1st declension)
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