klepus

Latvian

Klepus

Klepus

Etymology

From the same stem as Latvian klabēt (“to rumble, to rattle”) (q.v.), but with an extra -p. Originally, this word was probably the description of a sound; compare Lithuanian interjection klèpt! and verbs klepčióti, klepuóti, klapsė́ti (“to rumble, to rattle, to knock”). Cognates include Lithuanian klepùs (“contentious, quarrelsome”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [klæpus]

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Noun

klepus m (3rd declension)

1. cough, coughing (a sudden noisy burst of air from one's mouth, often a disease symptom)

   sauss, mokošs klepus ― dry, painful cough

   dziļš klepus ― deep cough

   rejošs klepus ― strong, deep (lit. barking) cough

   klepus lēkme ― coughing (lit. cough attack)

   aizturēt klepus ― to hold (one's) cough(ing)

   garais klepus ― whooping cough (lit. the long cough)

   viņam uznāca stiprs klepus ― he coughed strongly (lit. to him came a strong cough)

Declension

Declension of klepus (3rd declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	klepus	—
genitive	klepus	—
dative	klepum	—
accusative	klepu	—
instrumental	klepu	—
locative	klepū	—
vocative	klepus	—

Synonyms

• kāss

Related terms

• klepot