stāvoklis

Latvian

Etymology

Coined by Atis Kronvalds in 1870, from stāv(ēt) (“to stand”) +‎ -oklis, originally to mean simply “place, location,” but later on with wider meanings, including, in the late 1870s, “point of view” (a meaning now ascribed to viedoklis). The use of this word stabilized around the present range of meanings by the end of the 19th century.

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Noun

stāvoklis m (2nd declension)

1. position, location (spacial configuration that exists for some time)

   sēdus, guļus stāvoklis ― sitting, standing position

   roku, ķermeņa stāvoklis ― hand, body position

   auga lapu stāvoklis ― plant leaf position

   sākuma stāvoklis ― initial position (of a moving body)

   debess spīdekļu stāvokļi ― the positions of celestibal bodies

   ģeogrāfisks stāvoklis ― geographic location

2. state, condition (present situation, present set of properties of a living being or object)

   nervu sistēmas stāvoklis ― the state of the nervous system

   veselības stāvoklis ― health state

   slimīgs, patoloģisks stāvoklis ― sick, pathological condition

   bezsamaņas stāvoklis ― unconscious, comatose state

   reibuma stāvoklis ― drunken state, drunkenness

   psihisks, emocionāls stāvoklis ― mental, emotional state

   automobiļa tehniskais stāvoklis ― the car's (technical) condition

3. (physics) state, condition (set of properties (position, speed, interaction forces, etc.) at a given time that determine the situation of a physical system)

   kristālisks stāvoklis ― crystalline state

   termodinamisks stāvoklis ― thermodynamic state

   kritiskais stāvoklis ― critical state

   bezsvara stāvoklis ― weightless state (in space)

   miera stāvoklis ― state of rest (i.e., motionless)

   stabils stāvoklis ― stable state

   parasti mēs apzināmies trīs vielas agregātstāvokļus: gāzveidīgo, šķidro un cieto ― we are usually aware of three states of matter (lit. aggregation): gaseous, liquid, and solid

4. state, condition, position (social circumstances and relations that define or influence human behavior and action)

   cilvēka materiālais stāvoklis ― a person's material situation, condition

   neapskaužams stāvoklis ― unenviable condition, situation

   Evelīnas jautājumi bieži nostādīja Ako neērtā stāvoklī ― Evelīna's questions often placed Ako in an uncomfortable position

5. state, position, standing, status (place in society, in an organization, in a business sector)

   sociālais stāvoklis ― social status, position

   apspiestajās tautas masās auga neapmierinātība ar savu stāvokli ― the dissatisfaction with their (social) standing grew among (lit. in) the oppressed popular masses

   bet tev, mans mīļais dēls, manas draudzīgās un bagātās kaimiņu valsts mantinieks, tev es dodu savu sevišķu svētību un sevišķas priekšrocības, kādas piemērotas tavam augstajam stāvoklim ― but to you, my dear son, the heir of my friendly and rich neighboring country, to you I give my special blessing and privileges that are suitable to your high status

6. state, situation, condition (set of legal, social, political norms and customs which determine or influence the behavior and actions (of a group, country, etc.)

   starptautiskais stāvoklis ― international situation

   politiskais stāvoklis ― political situation

   politiska saspilējuma stāvoklis ― situation of political tension

   kara stāvoklis ― state of war

   valsts ekonomiskais stāvoklis ― a country's economic situation

   pilsētas sanitārais stāvoklis ― the city's sanitary situation

   tiesisks stāvoklis ― legal status

   ģimenes stāvoklis ― marital status (lit. family situation)

7. (in the locative; a shorter version of grūtniecības stavoklī) pregnant

   viņa sieva palika stavoklī ― his wife became pregnant

   “tu zini?” “ko tad?” “viņai būs bērns! viņa ir stavoklī!” ― “do you know?” “what?” “she is having a baby! she is pregnant!” (lit. in the state)

Declension

Synonyms

• apstāklis
• būšana
• situācija
• statuss

Derived terms

• garastāvoklis

References