karogs

Latvian

Latvijas karogs

Etymology

An old, pre-13th-century borrowing from Old East Slavic хоругы (xorugy, “flag, banner”). Often connected with the (etymologically unrelated) word karot (“to wage war”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaɾuōks]

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Noun

karogs m (1st declension)

1. banner, flag (a piece of fabric with a distinctive design used as a sign or symbol)

   Latvijas karogs ― flag of Latvia

   karoga kārts ― flagpole

   nest karogu ― to carry, to fly a flag

   kuģa karogs ― flag, colours of the ship

   karoga emblēma, uzraksts ― flag emblem, inscription

   balts, melns, sarkans karogs ― white, black, red flag

   pacelt, nolaist karogu ― to hoist, to lower the flag

   karogs (nolaists) pusmastā ― flag (down) at half-mast

   pulka, biedrības karogs ― regimental banner, association flag

2. a belief or idea that brings people together

   zem (kā) karoga ― under the flag, banner (of something)

Declension

Declension of karogs (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	karogs	karogi
genitive	karoga	karogu
dative	karogam	karogiem
accusative	karogu	karogus
instrumental	karogu	karogiem
locative	karogā	karogos
vocative	karog	karogi

Derived terms

• karodznieks
• karognesējs