Latvian

Adjective

sirms (def. sirmais, comp. sirmāks, sup. vissirmākais; adv. sirmi)

1. (of hair, beard, etc) gray (having become grayish white after losing its original color)

   sirmi mati, grumbaina seja‎ ― gray hair, wrinkled face

   sirma bārda‎ ― gray beard

2. (of people, people's body parts) gray, gray-haired (having gray hair)

   sirms vīrs‎ ― gray-haired man

   sirma galva‎ ― gray head

   sirmi deniņi‎ ― gray temples

3. (of animals, birds) gray (having a light gray or grayish white color, fur, plumage)

   sirma stirna‎ ― gray doe

   sirma bebrāda‎ ― gray beaver skin, fur

4. (figuratively) gray, grayish white

   pār Daugavu kūp sirma migla‎ ― over the Daugava (river) a gray fog spreads itself

5. (figuratively) very old, ancient

   sirms vecums‎ ― old (lit. gray) age

   nodzīvot sirmu mūžu‎ ― to live a long (lit. gray) life

   sirmas majas‎ ― old (lit. gray) houses

   sirmā Rīga‎ ― old (lit. gray) Rīga

   sirma senatne, senatnība‎ ― very distant past, ancient times (lit. gray antiquity)

Declension

Derived terms

• iesirms
• sirmmatains, sirmmatis, sirmmate

Related terms

• sirmis

References

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