vētra

Latvian

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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).

Pronunciation

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Noun

vētra f (4th declension)

1. 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

2. (figuratively) storm (a social event with catastrophic consequences)

   kara vētra ― war storm, the winds of war

3. (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

Synonyms

• auka
• lietus
• gāze
• vējš

References