English

Noun

karsts

1. plural of karst

Anagrams

• starks

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁst/

Noun

karsts ?

1. plural of karst

Icelandic

Noun

karsts

1. indefinite genitive singular of karst

Latvian

Etymology

From the (intransitive) verb karst ‎(“to heat up, to grow hot”) (q.v.), of which it is the past participle. Cognates include Lithuanian karštas.^[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kâɾsts]

Adjective

karsts (def. karstais, comp. karstāks, sup. viskarstākais; adv. karsti)

1. hot (having relatively high temperature)

   karsts ūdens, ēdiens‎ ― hot water, food

   karsts gludeklis‎ ― hot iron (for ironing)

   karsta plīts‎ ― hot stove

   karstas smiltis‎ ― hot sand

   karsti garaiņi‎ ― hot vapors

   karsts vējš‎ ― hot wind

   karstie avoti‎ ― hot springs

2. hot (which irradiates a lot of heat)

   karsta saule, uguns‎ ― hot sun, fire

3. (time) hot (having relatively high air temperature)

   karsts pusdiena laiks‎ ― hot lunch time, noon

   karsts jūlijs‎ ― hot July

   karsts klimats‎ ― hot climate

4. (place) hot (where the temperature is (typically) relatively high)

   karsta pirts, istaba‎ ― hot bath, room

   karsts rūpnīcas cehs‎ ― hot factory (work)shop

   vilciena vagonā kļūst karsts‎ ― in the train car it gets hot

5. hot (relating to high body temperature and the feelings it causes)

   man ir karsti‎ ― I am, feel hot

   karstas tirpas‎ ― hot tingling

   piepeši karsts vilnis iesitās galvā‎ ― suddenly a hot wave sank into (his) head

6. hot (which is done by heating or takes place at high temperatures)

   karstā metināšana‎ ― hot welding

7. (of people, their actions) hot, hot-headed (having very strong, impatient character, temperament; temperamental, passionate; expressing such a character)

   viņš ir tik karsts un nikns‎ ― he is so hot and furious

   karsts rokas spiediens‎ ― hot (= strong, emotional) handshake

   karsts skātiens‎ ― hot look

   karsti skūpstīt‎ ― to kiss hotly (= passionately)

   karsts gan esi, Vīranauda... bet jauniem ļaudīm tādiem vajag būt‎ ― hot, passionate you are, Vīranauda... but young people should be like that

8. (of feelings, actions) hot, ardent, fervent, passionate

   karsta mīlestība‎ ― hot (= passionate) love

   karsta vēlēšanās‎ ― ardent, ardent desire

   karstas dusmas‎ ― hot anger

   karsti strīdi‎ ― hot, heated dispute

9. (of places, times) hot, busy (where or when something happens intensively, e.g. war)

   karsta vieta‎ ― hot place, hot spot

   darbs kļuva aizvien karstāks‎ ― the work became increasingly hotter (= more intensive)

   viskarstākais ražas novākšanas laiks‎ ― the hottest (= busiest) time of the harvest

Declension

Synonyms

• silts

Antonyms

• auksts
• vēss

Derived terms

• karstums

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. ISBN 9984700127.