burts

See also: Burts

Latvian

Burti

Etymology

Originally the masculine past participle of the verb burt (“to conjure magic”) (q.v.). Just as burt originally meant “to carve (marks, on a tree),” burts was originally “mark(s) carved on a tree.” Cognates include Lithuanian bùrtas (“lot, (pl.) sorcery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [būrts]

• Audio:

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Noun

burts m (1st declension)

1. letter (graphic symbol that represents a sound in a language)

   lielais burts ― uppercase, capital letter

   mazais burts ― lowercase letter

   rakstīts, drukāts burts ― (hand)written, printed letter

   latīņu, gotu, grieķu burti ― Latin, Gothic, Greek letters

2. (typography) type, font (typesetting printing unit; syn. burtstabiņš, litera)

   metāla, koka burti ― metal, wooden letters, types

   burtu garnitūras ― font suites

   burtu liešana ― type foundry

Declension

Declension of burts (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	burts	burti
genitive	burta	burtu
dative	burtam	burtiem
accusative	burtu	burtus
instrumental	burtu	burtiem
locative	burtā	burtos
vocative	burt	burti

Derived terms

• burtnīca
• burtstabiņš

See also

• Appendix:Latvian alphabet

Participle

burts (definite burtais)

1. indefinite past passive participle of burt

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of burts

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	burts	burti		burta	burtas
genitive	burta	burtu		burtas	burtu
dative	burtam	burtiem		burtai	burtām
accusative	burtu	burtus		burtu	burtas
instrumental	burtu	burtiem		burtu	burtām
locative	burtā	burtos		burtā	burtās
vocative	—	—		—	—