vēsma

From vēss (“cool, cold”) +‎ -ma. Cognates include Lithuanian vėsmė̃ (“cool, shady place”), dialectal vėsma (“coolness, freshness”).^[1]

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vēsma f (4th declension)

1. breeze (slow, gentle wind)

   silta pavasara vēsma ― warm spring breeze

   viegla vēsma kustināja aizkarus, koka lapas ― a light breeze is moving the curtains, the tree leaves

   vējš ir silts kā dūnas un maigs kā samts; tas ir tikai vēsma ― the wind is warm as down and gentle as velvet; it is just a breeze

2. whiff (an odor gently spreading in some area, usually because of the wind)

   rudzu druvu un āboliņu lauku vēsma viņu mazliet atveldzina ― the whiff, odor of the rye and clover fields refreshed him

3. sign, trend (a sign, usually an early one, of some coming phenomenon)

   jaunās modes vēsmas ― new fashion trends

   jaunu laiku vēsmas ― signs of new times, of a new era

   gaisā jūtamas rudens vēsmas ― signs of autumn can be felt in the air

   vēl viena jauna vēsma: beidzot tiek domāts par to, lai ar lieljaudas tehniku nesablietētu augsni ― yet another new sign, trend: finally they thought about whether the (use of) heavy machinery would not pack down the earth

• vēss
• vēsmot