Latvian

Siers

Noun

siers m (1st declension)

1. cheese (dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk)

   siera ražošana‎ ― cheese production

   skābpiena siers‎ ― sour milk cheese

   kausētais siers‎ ― processed cheese

   ciets, pusciets, mīksts siers‎ ― hard, semi-hard, soft cheese

   trekns, liess siers‎ ― fat, lean milk

   Latvijas, Holandes siers‎ ― Latvian, Dutch cheese

   zaļais siers‎ ― blue cheese

   siet sieru‎ ― to prepare (lit. to tie, to bind) cheese (in the form of a circular disc, by wrapping it with cloth and placing it under pressure)

   biezpiens un siers ir ļoti labi bioloģiski vērtīgu olbaltumvielu, kalcija un fosfora avoti‎ ― curd and cheese are very good sources of biologically valuable proteins, calcium and phosphorus

2. (in the genitive, used adjectivally) cheese; made of cheese; with added cheese

   siera salāti'‎ ― cheese salad

   siera maizīte‎ ― cheese bun

   siera radziņi‎ ― cheese croissants

   siera cepumi‎ ― cheese biscuits, crackers

   siera sviestam patīkama garša un aromāts‎ ― cheese butter (has) pleasant taste and aroma

Declension

References

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