Latvian

Akls

Adjective

akls (def. aklais, comp. aklāks, sup. visaklākais; adv. akli)

1. blind (permanently (or temporarily) incapable of seeing)}

   akls cilvēks‎ ― blind person

   akls no dzimšanas‎ ― blind from birth

   kaķēns piedzimst akls‎ ― a kitten born blind

   kļūt aklam‎ ― to become blind

   palīdzēt aklajam‎ ― to help a blind (person)

   pārvest aklo pāri ielai‎ ― to take a blind (person) across the street

   aklais plankums‎ ― the blind spot (light-insensitive spot in the eye)

   akls aklam ceļu rāda, abi iekrīt grāvī‎ ― (if) a blind (person) shows the way to (another) blind (person), both fall into a ditch

   pēkšņa pāreja spilgtā gaismā padara acis aklas‎ ― the sudden transition to bright light makes the eyes blind

2. (figuratively) blind (unthinking, unchecked, not subject to conscious assessment, control)

   akla paklausība‎ ― blind obedience

   akla tīcība‎ ― blind faith, belief

   akla mīlestība‎ ― blind love

   akls naids‎ ― blind hatred

   aklas dusmas‎ ― blind rage

   Annele turējās visiem spēkiem pretī tumšām, aklām bailēm‎ ― Annele kept all (her) forces against the dark, blind fear

3. blind (accidental, unexpected)

   'akla laime‎ ― blind luck

   aklas lodes‎ ― blind bullets (i.e., randomly shot)

4. blind (very dark, impossible to see through; without light)

   akla nakts‎ ― blind (= dark) night

   akls logs‎ ― blind (= unlit) window

   visapkārt akla tumsa, un dzirdamas tikai vēja gaudas un jūras krākšana‎ ― all around (only) blind darkness, and one could hear only the lamentation of the wind and the roaring of the sea

5. blind (without an exit, without a passage, only one-way)

   akla iela‎ ― blind street, alley

   akla siena‎ ― blind wall (= without windows)

   akls logs‎ ― blind window (= the contour of a window on a wall without the actual window)

   akla brūce‎ ― blind wound (= internal wound, without an opening to the exterior of the body)

   aklā zarna‎ ― caecum (lit. blind intestine)

6. blind (done without looking; done only via instruments)

   akalis lidojums‎ ― blind flight

   aklā lidmašīnas nolaišanās‎ ― blind airplane landing

   aklā metode mašīnrakstīšanā‎ ― the blind method in typing (i.e., without looking at the keyboard)

Declension

Synonyms

• neredzīgs
• vājredzīgs

Antonyms

• redzīgs
• redzošs

Derived terms

• aklums
• aklība

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “akls”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Samogitian

Adjective

akls

1. blind