rātns
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Latvian
Alternative forms
- (dialectal form) rātens
Etymology
From the verb rāt (“to scold”), apparently + -ens, given the dialectal form rātens, of which rātns is a variant.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
rātns (definite rātnais, comparative rātnāks, superlative visrātnākais, adverb rātni)
- (of people, usually children) obedient, well-behaved (who does not do mischief, who obeys, who is quiet, calm)
- rātni bērni, skolēni ― obedient children, schoolchildren
- Pēterītis ir rātns, prot koncentrēties, spēj ilgi un mierīgi darboties savā nodabā ar kādu rotaļlietu ― Little Peter is obedient and able to focus, he can be busy by himself long and quietly with some toy
- (of behavior) obedient (expressing such qualities)
- rātna uzvedība ― obedient behavior
- (of animals) calm, tame, docile
- gotiņas mīļās, esiet nu rātnas, esiet paklausīgas! atļaujiet man jūs izslaukt! ― dearest little cows, be docile, be obedient! let me milk you!
- (of people) calm, well-behaved, polite, peaceful, not reckless
- tagad viņš bija kļuvis rātns, strādāja Rīgā, par plēšanos ar priekšniekiem vairs nedomāja ― now he had become calm, well-behaved, he worked in Rīga, he no longer thought about fighting with the bosses
- Šī sieviete bija velnišķīgi skaista un iekārojama. Valters noliecās un noskūpstīja viņai pieri. “Valter, jūs taču solījāties būt rātns!” ― this woman was damned beautiful and desirable. Valters leaned over and kissed her forehead. “Valters, but you promised to be well-behaved!”
- (of behavior, attitudes) calm, well-behaved, polite, peaceful, not reckless (expressing such qualities)
- viņas domas bija mierīgas, rātnas ― her thoughts were calm, well-behaved
- acīs Jorenam dzirksteļoja cieta briga, bet mute piespiezdamās teica ļoti rātnus vārdus ― a strong will sparkled in Jorens' eyes, but (his) tightly pressed mouth said very calm, polite words
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of rātns
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | rātns | rātni | rātna | rātnas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | rātnu | rātnus | rātnu | rātnas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | rātna | rātnu | rātnas | rātnu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | rātnam | rātniem | rātnai | rātnām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | rātnu | rātniem | rātnu | rātnām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | rātnā | rātnos | rātnā | rātnās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
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References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “rātns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN