centrs
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Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin centrum (“central”) (itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”)).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]centrs m (1st declension)
- (mathematics, physics) center (a notable or important point in a mathematical or physical body)
- riņķa līnijas centrs ― circle center
- rotācijas centrs ― rotation center
- simetrijas centrs ― symmetry center
- lodes centrs ― center of a sphere
- elipses centrs ― ellipse center
- smaguma centrs ― center' of gravity
- center, mid, middle, middle point
- atrasties grupas centrā ― to be located in the center of the group
- centra uzbrucējs ― center forward (football player)
- varavīksnenes centrā atrodas apaļas formas zīlīte ― in the center of the iris is located the round-shaped pupil
- center (administratively or economically important part of a certain territory)
- republikas centrs ― the center of the Republic
- rajona centrs ― the center of the district
- pilsētas centrs ― city center
- Rīgas centrs ― Riga's center, downtown Riga (also a district of Riga)
- ciemata centrs ― village center
- lauku centrs ― rural center (locality serving a rural area)
- Mārcis gāja uz centru, kur atradās skola, tiesas nams, lielākās mājas ― Mācis went to the (city) center, where a school, a court house and the largest buildings were located
- center (an important urban area)
- viņi runāja par Brazīliju, kuras lielākos centros Toms bija bijis ― they were talking about Brazil, to whose larger centers Toms had been
- center (the main or leading part of a system)
- uz vienas no peldošajām bāzēm atrodas kopējais vadošais centrs, kas savukārt apvieno un vada visu zvejas flotiļu darbu ― in one of the floating bases is located the general control center, which unites and manages the work of the whole fishing fleet
- center (place, institution, organization in which a certain field of activity or its administration is concentrated)
- zinātnes centrs ― scientific center
- mākslas centrs ― arts center
- rūpniecības centrs ― industrial center
- tirdzniecības centrs ― commercial center
- republikas kardioloģiskais centrs ― the Republic's cardiology center
- (of mental activities) center (the main focus or object)
- būt sarunu centrā ― to be (lit. to be in) the center of the conversation
- atrasties uzmanības centrā ― to be (lit. to be in) the center of attention
- center (part of the central nervous system that leads and regulates a certain organ or group of organs in the body)
- redzes, dzirdes centrs ― vision, hearing center
- kustību centrs ― motion center
- elpošanas centrs ― respiratory center
- runas centrs ― speech center
- zemgarozas centri ― subcortical centers
- (politics) center (party, group of parties or political movement that, by their ideas and program, is seen as between the left- and right-wing parties)
- centra koalīcija ― central coalition
- saskaņas centrs ― harmony center (name of a current Latvian political party)
Declension
[edit]Declension of centrs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | centrs | centri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | centru | centrus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | centra | centru |
| dative (datīvs) | centram | centriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | centru | centriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | centrā | centros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | centr | centri |