vēss

See also: vess

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *wēsus, *wēsas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (to blow, to breathe) (with an extra element -s), whence also Latvian vējš (wind). Cognates include Lithuanian vėsùs, and possibly Sanskrit वास (vāsa, smell), Dutch waas (haze, mist; film).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vǣːs]

Adjective

vēss (definite vēsais, comparative vēsāks, superlative visvēsākais, adverb vēsi)

  1. cool, cold (having a moderately low temperature)
    vēss jūras vējšcool sea breeze
    vēsa rasacool dew
    dzert vēsu pienuto drink cold (lit. cool) milk
    vēss pavasariscool spring
    vēss rītscool morning
    septembris atnāca vēss un lietainsSeptember came cool and rainy
    vēss klimatscool climate
  2. cool, cold (relating to relatively low body temperature, to the feelings caused by relatively low temperature)
    pār muguru skrien vēsas tirpasover (his) back ran a cool tingling
    Zintrai kļuva vēsi, un viņa piesēdās man tuvākZintra felt cold (lit. cool), and she sat closer to me
  3. (of colors) cool (reflecting the feeling of cold, cool surroundings)
    saulainu telpu var krāsot arī vēsākā, atturīgākā tonī, piemēram, zilganzaļua sunny room can be painted also in a cooler, more restrained tone, for example, greenish-blue
  4. (of people, their behavior) cold, cool (not expressing their feelings or thoughts easily; taciturn, reticent)
    vēss smaidscold smile
    vēsa balsscold voice
    vēsas aciscold eyes
    vēsi vārdicold words
    vēsas attiecībascold relations
    jo ilgāk viņa strādāja, jo vēsāka un racionālāka tapathe longer she worked, the colder and more rational she became

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References

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