intonācija

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See also: intonacija and intonācijā

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin intonātio (a Medieval Latin formation), made into a 4th-declension feminine noun ( +‎ -ācija).

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intonācija f (4th declension)

  1. (linguistics) intonation (the melodic curve of an utterance that expresses part of its content)
    teikuma intonācijasentence intonation
    jautájuma intonácijaquestion inationation
    ironiska, dusmíga, pavēloša intonācijaironic, hostile, commanding intonation
    nemainot vārdu kārtību, frāzei var piešķirt dažādu intonāciju un līdz ar to dažādu nozīmiwithout changing the word order, one can give a sentence various intonations and consequently also various meanings
  2. (linguistics) intonation, tone (the melodic contour on a specific syllable)
    zilbes intonācijasyllable intonation, tone
    krītošā, kāpjošā intonācijafalling, rising tone
    stieptā intonācijastretched (= long high) tone
    lauztā intonācijabroken (= glottalized) tone
    intonāciju sistēmatonal system
    viena no savdabīgākajām latviešu valodas fonētiskajām parādībām ir zilbes intonācijaone of the most peculiar phonetic features of the Latvian language is syllable intonation
  3. (music) intonation (the smallest part of a melody that has expressive meaning; the performance of a music piece, with voice or instrument)
    pareiza, tīra, netīra intonācijacorrect, pure, impure intonation
    simfonijas 1. daļā]valda maigi liriska noskaņa, melodijas intonācijas kļūst diatoniski noturīgas, tās struktūra dziesmai līdzīgain the first part of the symphony (there was) a soft lyrical mood, the melody's intonation becomes diatonically persistant, its structure similar to the song
    orķestra muzicēšanas veids izceļas ar kopējā skanīguma saliedētību, kristāltīrām intonācijām un izjustu niansējumuthe orchestra's musical style stands out with total sound cohesion, crystal-clear intonations and (deeply) felt nuancing
  4. (literature) tone, overtone (a general conceptual and emotional mood expressed in, e.g., word order, context, punctuation, etc.)
    heroiska, intīma intonācijaheroic, intimate tone
    jaunajai rakstniecei ir noteikts epiķes talants, bagāts dažādām liriskām intonācijāmthe young (female) writer has a definite epic talent, rich with several lyrical intonations
    raksturodams cilvēku, Čehovs pārsteidzošā dažādībā rada noskaņu un intonāciju bagātību(when) characterizing people, Chekhov with surprising diversity created a richness of moods and tones

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