Latvian

Sviests

Noun

sviests m (1st declension)

1. butter (a dairy product, obtained from cream, with a high fat concentration)

   krējuma sviests‎ ― cream butter

   skābkrējuma sviests‎ ― sour cream butter

   sūkalu sviests‎ ― whey butter

   svaigs sviests‎ ― fresh butter

   nesalīts sviests‎ ― unsalted butter

   kausēts sviests‎ ― melted butter

   sviesta trauks‎ ― butter bowl

   sautēt saknes sviestā‎ ― to sautee roots in butter

   sviesta rūpniecība‎ ― butter industry

   kult sviestu‎ ― to churn butter

   gaiteņa pustumsā viņai skrēja pretī sviestā ceptu pankūku smarža‎ ― in the darkness of the corridor the smell of pancakes fried in butter came (lit. ran) to her

2. (in the genitive, used adjectivally) butter; containing butter, made with butter

   sviesta cepumi‎ ― butter cookies

   sviesta mīklu gatavo no sviesta, cukura, kviešu miltiem, nedaudz pievienojot olas‎ ― butter dough is made from butter, sugar, (and) wheat flour, adding a little egg (= one or two eggs)

3. butter, spread (any food paste generally used as spread)
4. (slang) nonsense; something that is bizarre
5. (slang) something that has poor quality, is not successful

   saiet sviestā‎ ― to deteriorate; to fail (lit. to go into butter)

Declension

Derived terms

• sviestmaize

References

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