svars

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See also: svärs

Danish

Noun

svars n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of svar
  2. indefinite genitive plural of svar

Icelandic

Noun

svars

  1. indefinite genitive singular of svar

Latvian

Etymology

Derived from svērt (“to weigh”) (q.v.), with stem vowel change (ē > a). Cognates include Lithuanian svãras (“weight, counterbalance, pound”), svarùs (“heavy; important”).[1]

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Noun

 svars (1) on Latvian Wikipedia
 svari (3) on Latvian Wikipedia
Svari (3)

svars m (1st declension)

  1. (physics, usually singular) weight (force acting on a body in a gravitational field; specifically, force exerted by the Earth on other bodies in its vicinity)
    svara vektors ― weight vector
    satverot kādu priekšmetu rokās, tā smaguma spēku novērtējam kā priekšmeta svaru ― grasping an object in our hands, we estimate the force of gravity on it as the object's weight
  2. mass, weight (the amount of matter in a body)
    noteikt svaru ― to determine the weight
    svara mērvienības ― weight units
    saiņa svars ir 5 kg ― the weight of the package is 5 kg
    svara pieaugums ― weight gain, increase
    pieņemties, kristies svarā ― to gain, to lose weight
    bruto, neto svars ― gross, net weight
    svaru kategorija ― weight category (e.g., in boxing)
  3. (only plural) scales, balance (instrument for measuring weight)
    atsperu svari ― spring scales
    automātiskie, elektroniskie svari ― automatic, electronic scales
    aptiekas svari ― pharmacy scales
    svaru bumbas ― scales, balance weights (lit. balls)
    likt uz svariem ― to put (something) on the scales

Usage notes

The words masa (“mass”) and svars (“weight”) are strictly distinct in physics, but generally used as near synonyms in everyday language.

Declension

Declension of svars (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) svars svari
accusative (akuzatīvs) svaru svarus
genitive (ģenitīvs) svara svaru
dative (datīvs) svaram svariem
instrumental (instrumentālis) svaru svariem
locative (lokatīvs) svarā svaros
vocative (vokatīvs) svar svari

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “svars”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Swedish

Noun

svars

  1. indefinite genitive singular of svar
  2. indefinite genitive plural of svar

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