veids

Originally a dialectal word meaning “face, appearance”, from the (dialectal) verb viest (“to perceive, to sense, to see”) (compare viedoklis (“viewpoint”)), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wéiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyd-os ~ *wéyd-es-os, from *weyd- (“to see”).

veids was brought to the literary language by Atis Kronvalds in 1869 with a broadened meaning “form, type, way”, apparently following the example of Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape, appearance, look”).

• IPA^(key):

veids m (1st declension)

1. form (one of various types of existence)

   matērija viernmēr eksistē tikai konkrētos, atsevišķos veidos ― matter always exists only in concrete, individual forms

2. form, type, kind, mode (various groups, classes, etc. of something)

   enerģijas veidi ― forms of energy

   mākslas veidi ― art forms, forms of art

   sporta veidi ― types of sport

   transportlīdzekļu veidi ― types of vehicles

   kurināmā veidi ― kinds of fuel

   augu veidi ― types of plants

   ražošanas veidi ― modes of production

   ogļhidrātu veidi ir cukuri, ciete (stērķele) un celuloze ― the types of carbohidrates are sugars, starch, and cellulose

3. external appearance, form (e.g. as similar to something)

   trīsstūra, taisnstūra, kvadrāta vai romba veida sviestmaizes ― tringular, rectangular, square and diamond shaped sandwiches

   tas tuvojās un pamazām ieguva pazīstama cilvēka veidu ― it rolled over and slowly acquired a known human form

4. (in the locative, adverbially used) way, form (referring to features or qualities that characterize an action or event)

   saglabāties sākotnējā veidā ― to remain in (its) original form, way, manner

   kādā veidā lai to izdara? ― in what way should this be done?

   šādā veidā nekas nav panākams ― in this way nothing can be achieved

   veids, kādā abinieki pārvietojas, pilnīgi atkarīgs no to ķermeņa formas ― the way in which amphibians move (is) completely dependant on their body shape

   vai viņš uzskata, ka darbaļaudīm nevajag vietu, kur kulturāli atpūsties, tā sakot, sabiedriskā veidā? ― is he saying that the workers don't need a place where, so to speak, they can culturally rest, in a communal, public way?

5. (grammar) aspect (verbal category which presents the action in its development, as complete or incomplete, repeated, ongoing, etc.)

   nepabeigtais darbības vārda veids ― imperfective (lit. unfinished) verbal aspect

   pabeigtais jeb perfektīvais verba veids raksturo savā norisē ierobežotu darbību ― the finished or perfective verbal aspect characterizes a limited action in its own development

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