Latgalian

Noun

sirds f

1. heart

Latvian

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(Cilvēka) sirds (1)
ķermenis

Sirds (4)

Sirds kalps (5)

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) sirde

Etymology

From older sirdis (attested in 17th-century texts), from Proto-Baltic *širdi-, from the zero grade *ḱr̥d- (with an extra -ey) of Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-, *ḱērd-. Cognates include Lithuanian širdìs, Old Prussian seyr ([sēr]), Proto-Slavic *sьrdьko, *sьrdьce (Old Church Slavonic срьдьцє ‎(srĭdĭce), Russian сердце ‎(sérdce), Belarusian, Ukrainian серце ‎(sérce), Bulgarian сърдце ‎(sǎrdcé), Czech srdce, Polish serce), Proto-Germanic *hērt-ōn (Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 ‎(hairtō) [hērto], German Herz, Old English heorte, English heart), Hittite 𒆠𒅕 ‎(kir, ker, kard-), Sanskrit हृद् ‎(hṛd) (< *źhr̥d ‎(*źhr̥d)), Ancient Greek καρδία ‎(kardía), Latin cor, gen. cordis.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sîɾts]

Noun

sirds f (6th declension)

1. (anatomy) heart (the central organ of the circulatory system which causes the blood to flow through the blood vessels by means of rhythmic muscular contractions)

   sirds pukst‎ ― the heart is beating

   sirds sit‎ ― the heart is jumping (lit. beating, i.e., heavily)

   sirds slimības‎ ― heart diseases

   sirds pārsitieni‎ ― heart palpitations

   sirds mazspēja‎ ― heart failure

   sirds trokšņi‎ ― cardiac murmur (lit. heart noises)

   sirds zāles‎ ― heart medication

   sirds darbojas normāli‎ ― the heart is working normally

   sirds ir mūsu galvenais orgāns‎ ― the heart is our most important organ

2. heart (the center of the human psyche, including emotions, character, personality, and their expression and manifestation)

   laba, draudzīga sirds‎ ― a good, friendly heart

   līdzjūtīga sirds‎ ― a compassionate heart

   dedzīga, kvēla sirds‎ ― a fervent, fiery heart

   atsaucīga, godīga sirds‎ ― a receptive, honest heart

   gaiša, viegla sirds‎ ― a bright, light heart

   līksma sirds‎ ― a joyous heart

   smaga, grūta sirds‎ ― a severe, hard heart

   grūtsirdīga sirds‎ ― a melancholic heart

   ļauna sirds‎ ― an evil heart

   mātes, tēva sirds‎ ― a mother's, a father's heart

   sirds līksmo‎ ― the heart rejoices

   aizkustināt sirdi‎ ― to touch (someone's) heart

   sirds noslēpums‎ ― a secret of the heart

   viņam nav sirds‎ ― he doesn't have a heart

   ai sirds! te maiga tu, te rāma, te nemierīga krūtīs tiec‎ ― oh, heart! here you are, gentle, calm, becoming restless in the chest

   Līnai bija žēlīga un vāja sirds, kas spēja saslieties tikai liela izmisuma brīžos‎ ― Linai had a weak, compassionate heart that could straighten up only in times of despair

3. heart (main, central, most important part)

   galvaspilsēta ir zemes sirds‎ ― the capital city is the heart of the land

   Ēvalds atvadījās no pilsētas centra, no diviem mēnešiem, kas bija aizvadīti šeit, pašā Rīgas sirdī‎ ― Ēvalds said farewell to the city center, to the two months that had been spent here, in the very heart of Riga

   mašīnbūvi dēvē par mūsu industrijas sirdi‎ ― mechanical engineering is known as the heart of our industry

   jūs abi bijāt pirmajā reisā un tagad esat komandas sirds un kodols‎ ― both of you were in the first trip and are now the heart and core of the team

4. heart (an object or drawing having the shape of a heart, typically stylized as a cardioid)

   piparkūku sirds‎ ― gingerbread heart

   reiz ar pirmo lāpstas dūrienu izdevās atrast unikālu akmens laikmetā veidotu tumšsarkana dzintara sirdi‎ ― already with the first hit of the shovel they managed to find a unique Stone Age dark red amber heart

5. (card games) hearts {{gloss|[[one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♥)

   sirds kalps‎ ― the jack of hearts

   sirds dūzis‎ ― the ace of hearts

   kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī... tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas: krusta, kārava un sirds‎ ― the captain started dealing the cards, and Vilks absent-mindedly took them... there were three queens: clubs, diamonds, and hearts

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• serde

See also

Suits in Latvian · sugas (see also: kārts, spēļu kārts) (layout · text)
sirdis	kāravi	pīķi	krusti

• kardioloģija, kardiologs, kardioloģe, kardioloģisks

References

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