svars
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See also: svärs
Danish
[edit]Noun
[edit]svars n
Icelandic
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[edit]svars
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from svērt (“to weigh”) (q.v.), with stem vowel change (ē > a). Cognates include Lithuanian svãras (“weight, counterbalance, pound”), svarùs (“heavy; important”).[1]
Pronunciation
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svars m (1st declension)
- (physics, usually singular) weight (force acting on a body in a gravitational field; specifically, force exerted by the Earth on other bodies in its vicinity)
- svara vektors ― weight vector
- satverot kādu priekšmetu rokās, tā smaguma spēku novērtējam kā priekšmeta svaru ― grasping an object in our hands, we estimate the force of gravity on it as the object's weight
- mass, weight (the amount of matter in a body)
- noteikt svaru ― to determine the weight
- svara mērvienības ― weight units
- saiņa svars ir 5 kg ― the weight of the package is 5 kg
- svara pieaugums ― weight gain, increase
- pieņemties, kristies svarā ― to gain, to lose weight
- bruto, neto svars ― gross, net weight
- svaru kategorija ― weight category (e.g., in boxing)
- (only plural) scales, balance (instrument for measuring weight)
- atsperu svari ― spring scales
- automātiskie, elektroniskie svari ― automatic, electronic scales
- aptiekas svari ― pharmacy scales
- svaru bumbas ― scales, balance weights (lit. balls)
- likt uz svariem ― to put (something) on the scales
Usage notes
[edit]The words masa (“mass”) and svars (“weight”) are strictly distinct in physics, but generally used as near synonyms in everyday language.
Declension
[edit]Declension of svars (1st declension)
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “svars”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Swedish
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