Latvian

Putna spārni (1)

Lidmašīnas spārns (2)

Velosipēda dakšas spārni (3)

Ēkas spārni (4)

Noun

spārns m (1st declension)

1. (anatomy, of birds, insects, bats) wing (one of a pair of flight organs)

   putna, tauriņa, sienāža spārns‎ ― a bird's, butterfly's, grasshopper's wing

   izplest spārnus‎ ― to open, spread one's wings

   sakļaust spārnus‎ ― to close one's wings

   spārnu vēzieni‎ ― wingbeats

2. wing (plate-like appendage in a large machine that interacts with the environment (e.g., air, water))

   lidmašīnas spārns‎ ― airplane wing

   kuģa dzenskrūves spārni‎ ― ship propeller wings

3. plaque-like elongated element or part in a machine

   velosidpēda dakšas spārni‎ ― bicycle fork prongs (lit. wings)

4. wing (lateral part or extension of a building)

   no vienas ēkas spārna uz otru‎ ― from one wing of the building to the other

   labajā spārnā atrodas bibliotēka‎ ― the library is situated in the right wing

5. (military) flank

   pulkvedis ar savu adjutantu piejāja līdz pozīcijas labajam spārnam‎ ― the colonel and his aide rode up to (their) position's right flank

6. wing (a group of people, within a larger group)

   filozofijas skolas radikālais spārns‎ ― the radical wing of the philosophical school

Declension

References

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