daļa

See also: dala, daļā, dała, and dála

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁-. Derived from the same stem as the verb dalīt (to divide, to split, to share) (q.v.).[1]

Noun

daļa f (4th declension)

  1. part (a certain amount or piece from a whole; not all, not everything)
    saule apspīd daļu istabasthe sun shines on part of the room
    lielākā daļa klausītājuthe majority (lit. largest part) of the audience
    daļa patiesībaspart of the truth
    pa daļaiin part
    pa daļāmgradually (lit. by parts)
    pa lielākai daļaifor the most part, mainly
  2. part (each of the pieces resulting from the division of a whole)
    sadalīt ēdamo vienlīdzīgās daļāsto divide the food into equal parts
    pārdalīt laukumu vairākās daļāsto reallocate the space into several parts
  3. part, fraction (one of the equal fractions that make up a whole)
    viena ceturtā daļa, ceturtdaļaone fourth part, one fourth
  4. part (component of a structure)
    ķermeņa daļasbody parts
    mašīnas rezerves daļasa car's spare parts
    koncerta otrā daļathe concert's second part
    republikas austrumu daļathe republic's eastern part
  5. part, share (that which belongs to someone, to which someone is entitled)
    saņemt savu mantojuma daļuto get one's share of the estate
    padarīt savu darba daļuto do one's work share
  6. division, unit, sector, department (separate subset (of an institution, enterprise, etc.))
    armija daļaarmy division, unit
    finanšu daļafinancial sector, department
    plānu daļaplanning sector, department
    sanitārā daļasanitation department
  7. interest, share, part, involvement (in an affair, event, etc.)
    vai tev arī tur ir kāda daļado you have any part (= interest, involvement) in that?
    kas man daļas / kas man par daļuI don't care, I'm not interested
    kas tev par daļu!what do you care! this doesn't concern you

Declension

See also

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dalīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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