kļūda

Latvian

Etymology

From (still dialectally attested) kļūdīt, originally the iterative form of kļūt (“to become”) (q.v.), with the meaning “to reach, to get (somewhere),” later “to reach accidentally, by mistake”, “to get lost,” and then “to make a mistake” (a meaning still found in its surviving reflexive form kļūdīties). The corresponding noun kļūda probably evolved from “chance, accident” to “misfortune” and finally “mistake.” Cognates include Lithuanian kliàuda (“lack, blame, defect”).

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Noun

kļūda f (4th declension)

1. error, mistake (something that fails to correspond to reality or truth; something that fails to follow existing rules, norms or requirements)

   gramatiska, pareizrakstības kļūda ― grammatical, spelling mistake

   stilistiska, stila kļūda ― stylistic mistake

   liktenīga kļūda ― fatal mistake

   labot kļūdas ― to correct mistakes

   darīt, pieļaut klūdas ― to make mistakes

   drukas kļūda, iespiedkļūda ― a print error (= a typo)

   rakstīt bez kļūdām ― to write without mistakes

   atzīt savas kļūdas ― to admit one's mistakes

   Līvija dara lielu kļūdu: viņa dēlam nestāsta neko par vīru ― Līvija is making a big mistake: she does not tell (her) son anything about (her) husband

2. (statistics) error (the difference between the true value of a given variable and its measured or calculated value)

   praktiski izslēgtas mēriekārtās arī tā saucamās kalibrēšanas kļūdas ― in the measuring equipment, the so-called calibration errors are practically excluded

Declension

Synonyms

• nepareizība, nepareizums

Derived terms

• iespiedkļūda
• kļūdains
• kļūdīgs

Related terms

• kļūdīties

References