tauste
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See also: taustē
Latvian
Etymology
A late 19th-century coinage, from the same stem as the verb taustīt (“to smell”) (q.v.), made into a 5th-declension feminine noun.
Pronunciation
Noun
tauste f (5th declension)
- (sense) touch (the capacity to perceive the external world and its objects by feeling them, especially with one's hands)
- taustes orgāni, analizatori ― tactile organs, system
- taustes sajūtas, priekšstati ― tactile sensations, perceptions
- taustes atmiņa ― tactile memory
- noteikt priekšmetus pēc taustes ― to identify objects by touch
- bērni attīsta sevī taustes izjūtu, viņiem vajag visu aptaustīt ― children are developing in themselves the sense of touch, they need to touch and feel everything
- rāpuļiem labi attīstīta arī tauste; šajā ziņā sevišķi jutīga tiem ir mēle ― reptiles have a well developed (sense of) touch; in this respect, their tongue is particularly sensitive
Declension
Declension of tauste (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tauste | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tausti | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | taustes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | taustei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tausti | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | taustē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tauste | — |
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References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “taustīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN