Latvian

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Etymology

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From uz- +‎ svars (weight).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uzsvars m (1st declension)

  1. emphasis, stress (the highlighting of, e.g., a thought, an idea, a formal element in a text, a work of art, etc.)
    salikt uzvarusto put emphasis (on something)
    “vai mums pietiks naudas?” - “gluži tukšā jau mēs neesam,” māte sacīja ar zīmīgu uzsvaru“will he have enough money?” - “we aren't in desperation (lit. in the empty),” mother said with a significant emphasis
  2. (linguistics) stress, accent (higher intensity or tone in the pronunciation of a specific syllable of a word)
    vārda, zilbes uzsvarsword, syllable stress
    vārda uzsvara galvenā funkcija latviešu valodā ir runas plūsmā nodalīt vienu vārdu no otrathe main function of word stress in the Latvian language is to differentiate one word from another in the stream of speech
  3. (music) accent (emphasis on parts of a melody)
    ritmiskais uzsvarsrhythmic accent

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