asara
Asturian
Galician
Hausa
Latin
Latvian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Baltic *ašar-, from Proto-Indo-European *aḱr(u). Cognates include Lithuanian ašara, Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru), Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬭𐬏 (asrū), Tocharian A ākär, perhaps also Hittite [Term?] (/išẖaẖru/), [Term?] (/ešẖaẖru/) (< [Term?] (/*išẖakru/)), if the initial iš is, as has been suggested, the reflex of an s-mobile; with an extra initial element *dr̥ḱ- (perhaps “bitter”), also Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima (from older dacrima, dacruma), Proto-Germanic *tahrą (whence English tear).[1]
Noun
asara f (4th declension)
- (chiefly in the plural) tears (clear, salty liquid produced by the eyes during crying)
- asaru dziedzeri ― tear glands
- asaru pilnas acis ― eyes full of tears
- prieka asaras acīs ― tears of joy in the eyes
- asaras saskrēja viņai acīs ― tears came (lit. ran) to her (in the) eyes
- asaras plūst aumaļām ― tears are flowing in streams
- smieties līdz asarām ― to laugh to tears
- asaru gāze ― tear gas
- asaru šķidrums satur brīnišķīgu vielu, kura spēj nonāvēt mikrobus ― the lacrimal fluid contains a clear substance capable of killing germs
- (in the singular) teardrop (a single drop of said liquid)
- lēni norit liela asara ― a big teardrop slowly ran down
- (in the plural) crying, weeping
- asaras mācas virsū ― tears are gathering
- asaras aizžņaudz kaklu ― tears (= crying) strangled (his) neck
- būt tuvu asarām ― to be close to tears (i.e., about to cry)
- ļaut asarām vaļu ― to let the tears out
- raudāt rūgtas, gaužas asaras ― to cry bitter tears
- caur asarām runāt, smaidīt ― to speak, to smile through tears (i.e, while crying)
Usage notes
The plural forms are much more frequently used than the singular forms.
Declension
Declension of asara (4th declension)
Etymology 2
From asaris (“perch (fish sp.)”).
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “asara”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsaɾa/ [aˈsa.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: a‧sa‧ra
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