arvien

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Latvian

Etymology

From ar (“with”) +‎ vienu (“one”); the full accusative form can still sporadically occur in e.g. vēl arvienu (usually vēl arvien.[1]

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Adverb

arvien

  1. always; every time
    kā arvien ― as always
    viņa arvien ir jautra ― she is always cheerful
    viņš arvien nāk vakaros ― he always comes in the evening
    tēvs arvien ierodas laikā ― father always arrives on time
    iebraukusi Rīgā, viņa arvien apmeklē koncertus ― (when) coming to Riga, she always goes to the concerts
  2. (in comparative contexts) gradually (more/less), increasingly
    dienas kļuva arvien vēsākas ― the days became gradually, increasingly cooler
    kļūst arvien tumšāks ― it is getting increasingly darker
    saule laidās arvien zemāk ― the sun went gradually down

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “viens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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