vētra
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Vētra
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *wēˀtrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow, to breathe”) (whence also vējš (“wind”), q.v.), with an extra suffix -trā with agent meaning (“one who blows”). Cognates include Lithuanian vė́tra, Old Prussian wetro (, “wind”), Proto-Slavic *větrъ (Old Church Slavonic вѣтръ (větrŭ, “wind”), Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”), Belarusian ве́цер (vjécjer), Ukrainian ві́тер (víter), Bulgarian вя́тър (vjátǎr), Czech vítr, Polish wiatr), Proto-Germanic *wedrą (Old Norse veðr, Old High German wetar, Old English weder (“wind, weather”), German Wetter, English weather).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vētra f (4th declension)
- storm (very strong wind (up to 30 m/s) which causes strong waves and land damage)
- pavasara vētra ― spring storm
- vētras kauciens ― the howling of the storm
- vētras nakts ― storm night
- iekļūt vētrā ― to get into a storm
- iet bojā vētrā ― to die in a storm
- sniega vētra ― snowstorm
- smilšu vētra ― sandstorm
- magnētiskā vētra ― magnetic storm
- Helēna zināja, ka dzintars nāk krastā līdz ar vētru; un iepriekšējā naktī vējš bija trakojis ― Helēna knew that amber comes ashore with a storm; and the previous night the wind had raged
- (figuratively) storm (a social event with catastrophic consequences)
- kara vētra ― war storm, the winds of war
- (figuratively) storm (very strong manifestation of a mental phenomenon; also of protests, demands, etc.)
- kaislību vētra ― storm of passions
- zobgalību vētra ― storm of mockery
- protesta vētra ― storm of protests
- sašutuma vētra ― storm of indignation
- aplausu vētra ― storm of applause
- pamatīga smieklu vētra pāršalca visu klāju ― a thorough storm of laughter exploded across the deck
Declension
Declension of vētra (4th declension)
Synonyms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vētra”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN