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uzsvars

uzsvars

Latvian

Noun

uzsvars m (1st declension)

  1. emphasis, stress (the highlighting of, e.g., a thought, an idea, a formal element in a text, a work of art, etc.)
    salikt uzvarus' ― to put emphasis (on something)
    “vai mums pietiks naudas?” - “gluži tukšā jau mēs neesam,” māte sacīja ar zīmīgu uzsvaru ― “will he have enough money?” - “we aren't in desperation (lit. in the empty),” mother said with a significant emphasis
  2. (linguistics) stress, accent (higher intensity or tone in the pronunciation of a specific syllable of a word)
    vārda, zilbes uzsvars ― word, syllable stress
    vārda uzsvara galvenā funkcija latviešu valodā ir runas plūsmā nodalīt vienu vārdu no otra ― the main function of word stress in the Latvian language is to differentiate one word from another in the stream of speech
  3. (music) accent (emphasis on parts of a melody)
    ritmiskais uzsvars ― rhythmic accent

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  • uzsvērt