pareizs
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from the borrowed term reize (“time”), originally in the combination pa reizi (“(arranged) in order”) (reizi being here an older dative, corresponding to modern reizei) and then later as a single adverb pareizi, from which an adjective form pareizīgs was formed in the 1860s-1870s, reduced by the turn of the century to pareizs. The original meaning “in order” changed to “(well) organized,” from which it became “right, correct,” replacing the earlier Germanic borrowing riktīgs.[1]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]pareizs (definite pareizais, comparative pareizāks, superlative vispareizākais, adverb pareizi)
- precise, exact, correct, accurate (done without errors or mistakes)
- pareizs dokumenta noraksts ― accurate copy of a document
- pareiza tilta konstrukcija ― accurate bridge construction (design)
- pareizs izskaitļojums ― precise calculation
- pareizs laiks ― accurate, precise time
- pareiza nauda ― excact money, change
- taisni uz to jau viņi rēķināja, un rēķins izrādījās pareizs ― they were expecting precisely that, and their expectation turned out to be correct
- correct, right, adequate (in agreement with reality, with science, with practical knowledge; in agreement with one's wishes or goals)
- pareiza informācija ― correct information
- pareiza izpratne ― correct understanding
- pareizs spriedums ― correct judgment
- vajadzētu kaut kā ik dienas piegādāt mums pareizas ziņas par stāvokli frontē, citādi nezinām, ko teikt ― it would be necessary to supply us somehow with correct news about the situation in the front, or else we won't know what to say
- audzējot zemenes, svarīgi izvēlēties pareizas šķirnes ― when cultivating strawberries, it is important to select the right varieties
- correct, right, proper, appropriate (in agreement with existing rules, norms, requirements)
- pareiza tehnoloģija ― appropriate technology
- pareizas proporcijas ― correct proportions
- pareiza stāja ― proper posture
- pareiza vārda izruna ― correct word pronunciation
- viņš uzskata - aktierim arī ārpus teātra jārunā pareizi ― he believes (that) an actor must speak properly, correctly also outside of the theater
- used adverbially to confirm or reinforce what was said: right! exactly! precisely!
- a, pareizi! ― ah, right!
- pareizāk sakot ― speaking more accurately, to put it more acurately, rather
- vai tad Rīgā darba trūkst? pareizi? ― so there is lack/shortage of work in Riga? (is that) right?
- “turpiniet uzdevumu!” direktors atkārtoja... “uzdevums nemaz nav iesākts”, Zigis nomurmināja... “pareizi, pilnīgi pareizi! nāciet pie tāfeles” ― “continue the task!” the director repeated... “the task hasn't even been started yet,” Zigis muttered... “right! absolutely right! come to the blackboard”
Declension
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of pareizs
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | pareizs | pareizi | pareiza | pareizas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | pareizu | pareizus | pareizu | pareizas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | pareiza | pareizu | pareizas | pareizu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | pareizam | pareiziem | pareizai | pareizām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | pareizu | pareiziem | pareizu | pareizām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | pareizā | pareizos | pareizā | pareizās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "accurate"): precīzs
Antonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “pareizs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN