iedvesma
See also: iedvesmā
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A calque of Late Latin īnspīrātiō, coined in 1897 by Jānis Pliekšāns (Rainis) from iedvest (“to inspire”) + -ma (itself coined by J. Pliekšāns from ie- + dvest (“to breathe heavily”)).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]iedvesma f (4th declension)
- inspiration (a sudden surge in mental activity that increases one's creative productivity; a sudden desire to create)
- pēkšņa iedvesma ― sudden inspiration
- rast iedvesmu ― to find inspiration
- mākslinieka iedvesmas avots ― an artist's source of inspiration
- iedvesmas pilns brīdis ― a moment full of inspiration
- gleznai jābūt iedvesmas, prieka avotam ― a painting must be a source of joy (and) inspiration
- aktieris nevar gaidīt, kamēr pār viņu nolaidīsies iedvesma... viņam jābūt iedvesmas saimniekam ― an actor cannot wait for inspiration to fall on him ... he must be the owner of inspiration
- suggestion, hypnosis (an action on a given person that causes a certain desired mental state, attitude or behavior)
- hipnotiskā iedvesma ― hypnotic suggestion
- terapeitikā iedvesma ― therapeutic suggestion (= hypnosis)
- ārstēt ar iedvesmu ― to treat (a patient) with (hypnotic) suggestion
- masu iedvesma ― mass suggestion, mass hypnosis
- iedvesmu pielieto ne tikai psihisko un nervu slimību klīnikās, bet ar lielām sekmēm arī citās klīnikās ― hypnosis is applied not only in psychiatric and mental health clinics but also, and with great success, in other (types of) clinics
Declension
[edit]Declension of iedvesma (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | iedvesma | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | iedvesmu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | iedvesmas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | iedvesmai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | iedvesmu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | iedvesmā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | iedvesma | — |
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "inspiration"): inspirācija
- (of "hypnotic suggestion"): suģestija
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dvest”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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