neatkarīgs

Latvian

Etymology

Calque of German unabhängig, coined at the end of the 19th century from ne- +‎ atkarīgs (“dependent”) (with atkarīgs from atkār(t) (“to hang down”) +‎ -īgs, and atkārt from at- +‎ kārt (“to hang”)), together with the related term neatkarība.

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Adjective

neatkarīgs (definite neatkarīgais, comparative neatkarīgāks, superlative visneatkarīgākais, adverb neatkarīgi)

1. independent, free (such that it is not subject to the control, power or authority of someone else)

   būt neatkarīgam no citiem ― to be independent of others

   Rainis ir jauna virziena pārstāvis, neatkarīgs un spilgts mākslinieks, kas ies patstāvīgu ceļu ― (the poet) Rainis is the representative of a new movement, an independent and bright artist who goes his own way

   19. gadsimta otrajā pusē zemnieki iepirka mājas par dzimtu un kļuva neatkarīgāki no muižas ― in the second half of the 19th century the peasants bought houses for (their) families and became more independent from the (noble) landowner

2. independent, free (such that it expresses or represents such independence, freedom)

   neatkarīgs materiālais stāvoklis ― independent material (= living) situation

   neatkarīgs skatiens ― independent look

   neatkarīgs raksturs ― independent character

   neatkarīgi uzskati ― independent opinions

   neatkarīga izturēšanās ― independent behavior

   neatkarigs lēmums, spriedums ― independent decision, judgment

   neatkarīga rīcība ― independent action

   tas nodrošināja Leinasaram neatkarīgu un netraucētu dzīvi ― this threatened Leinasars' independent and undisturbed life

   laiskā, neatkarīga gaitā viņš piegāja pie meistara ― in a lazy, independent walk he went up to the master

3. independent (not subject to another country or political power)

   neatkarīga valsts ― independent country

   Mongolijas Tautas Republika pārvērtusies par brīvu, neatkarīgu, zeļošu valsti ― the People's Republic of Mongolia has turned into a free, independent, flourishing country

4. independent (not linked to or controled by anything else; existing by itself, as a separate entity)

   neatkarīgs laika relejs ― independent time relay

   neatkarīga piedziņa ― independent drive

   neatkarīgs vārds ― independent word (i.e., not a modifier of another word)

   neatkarīgais mainīgs lielums ― independent variable (e.g., in mathematics)

   ja telpa un laiks būtu neatkarīgi no matērijas, tad tie varētu būt vai nu tikai nepārtraukti, vai arī tikai pārtraukti ― if space and time were independent of matter, then they could be either only uninterrupted, or only interrupted

Declension

Synonyms

• brīvs
• patstāvīgs
• (dated term) svabads

Antonyms

• atkarīgs

Related terms

• atkarība
• neatkarība

References