auglis

 auglis on Latvian Wikipedia

From the same stem as augt (“to grow”), with an extra l, made into a masculine second-declension noun (ending -is).^[1]

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auglis m (2nd declension)

1. 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

2. 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

3. (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

4. (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)

5. (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))

• (of "result"): rezultāts, produkts
• (of "interest"): procenti

• auglīgs, auglīgums, auglība
• augļkopis, augļkope, augļkopība
• augļu dārzs
• augļu koks

• augt