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iedvesma

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Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [ìɛdvɛsma]
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Noun

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iedvesma f (4th declension)

  1. inspiration (a sudden surge in mental activity that increases one's creative productivity; a sudden desire to create)
    pēkšņa iedvesmasudden inspiration
    rast iedvesmuto find inspiration
    mākslinieka iedvesmas avotsan artist's source of inspiration
    iedvesmas pilns brīdisa moment full of inspiration
    gleznai jābūt iedvesmas, prieka avotama painting must be a source of joy (and) inspiration
    aktieris nevar gaidīt, kamēr pār viņu nolaidīsies iedvesma... viņam jābūt iedvesmas saimniekaman actor cannot wait for inspiration to fall on him ... he must be the owner of inspiration
  2. suggestion, hypnosis (an action on a given person that causes a certain desired mental state, attitude or behavior)
    hipnotiskā iedvesmahypnotic suggestion
    terapeitikā iedvesmatherapeutic suggestion (= hypnosis)
    ārstēt ar iedvesmuto treat (a patient) with (hypnotic) suggestion
    masu iedvesmamass suggestion, mass hypnosis
    iedvesmu pielieto ne tikai psihisko un nervu slimību klīnikās, bet ar lielām sekmēm arī citās klīnikāshypnosis is applied not only in psychiatric and mental health clinics but also, and with great success, in other (types of) clinics

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dvest”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN