produkts

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin prōductus, perfect participle of prōdūcō (“to bring forward”).

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Noun

produkts m (1st declension)

1. product (object or substance made as a result of human labor or of some labor-like activity)

   dabas produkts ― products of nature, natural products

   lauksaimniecības, rūpniecības produkts ― agricultural, industrial product

   ķīmiskie produkti ― chemicals (lit. chemical products)

   gala produkts, galaprodukts ― final product

   atkritumu produkti, atkritumprodukti ― waste products

   cilvēka pieredze, zināšanas un darbaspējas materializējas viņa darba produktā ― a person's experience, knowledge and ability to work materialize in the product of his work

2. products, groceries, foodstuffs (ingredients, materials that can be made into food for consumption)

   pārtikas produkts ― foodstuffs (lit. food products)

   piena produkti ― dairy products

   gaļa produkti ― meat products

   svaigi produkti ― fresh products, groceries

   produktu uzglabāšanas laiks ― product conservation time, shelf life

   pareizā uzturā jābūt dažādiem produktiem; tādēļ nepietiek lietot tikai augu produktus, kā to praktizē veģetārieši ― in a good diet there must be various kinds of foods; therefore, it is not enough to eat only vegetable products, as vegetarians do

   kapteinis turēja nelielā krājumā dažus produktus: taukus, konservus, cukuru un sausiņus ― the captain kept a small stock of various foodstuffs: fat, preserves, sugar and biscuits

3. product (object, substance formed as a result of some process)

   sintēzes produkts ― a product of synthesis

   degšanas produkts ― a product of combustion

   tabakas dūmu produkti ietekmē plaušas 40 reizes spēcīgāk nekā jebkurus citus audus ― the products of tobacco smoke affect the lungs 40 times more strongly than any other tissue

4. product, result (a consequence of some process or activity)

   cilvēka rakstura īpašības var zināmā mērā uzlūkot par attiecīgā laikmeta produktiem ― human character features can to some extent be seen as the products of the era in question

   arī jēdziens “cilvēks” nav tīras domāšanas produkts, tīra abstrakcija, kas eksistē ārpus atsevišķiem cilvēkiem ― also, the notion of “person” is not a product of pure thought, a pure abstraction which exists outside of individual people

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "goods produced by human labor"): ražojums
• (of "result"): rezultāts

Derived terms

• producēt
• produkcija
• produktīvs, produktivitāte

Swedish

Noun

produkts

1. indefinite genitive singular of produkt