sārts

See also: sarts

Latvian

Sārts (1)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to put in line, in sequence, to tie, to assemble”), referring to the assembling of the wood for a bonfire, whence also sērt (“to stack, pile grain (to dry)”) and sers (“grain to be threshed (in the barn)”) (q.v.); sārts is derived from the verb with vowel gradation (compare vērt (“to open, to close”), vārti (“gate(s)”)). Cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (sarwa, “armor, weapons”), Old High German saro (“armor”) (“assembled one”), Latin sors (“lot, fate; divinatory stick”) (genitive sortis; original meaning “sequence of little sticks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sāːɾts]

Noun

sārts m (1st declension)

1. large bonfire

   kraut sārtu ― to load the bonfire

   aizdedzināt sārtu ― to start, to ignite the bonfire

Declension

Declension of sārts (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	sārts	sārti
genitive	sārta	sārtu
dative	sārtam	sārtiem
accusative	sārtu	sārtus
instrumental	sārtu	sārtiem
locative	sārtā	sārtos
vocative	sārt	sārti

Synonyms

• ugunskurs, uguns

Etymology 2

From Proto-Baltic *sartas, from Proto-Indo-European *ser-, *sor- (“red, rosy, pink”) with an extra suffix -t. Cognates include Lithuanian sar̃tas (“(light) red, light brown (of horses)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sāːɾts]

Adjective

sārts (definite sārtais, comparative sārtāks, superlative vissārtākais, adverb sārti)

1. pale red, light red, pinkish red, reddish

   dzelteni sārts ― yellowish red, pink

   rožaini sārts ― rosy pink

   sārts zieds ― pink flower

   sārta seja ― rosy face

   sārti vaigi ― rosy cheeks

   sārtas lūpas ― rosy, pink lips

   koši sārtas rozes ― bright pink roses

   sārtais marmors ― pink marble

   sārts kā ābols ― red as an apple (i.e., with rosy, healthy cheeks)

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of sārts

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	sārts	sārti		sārta	sārtas
genitive	sārta	sārtu		sārtas	sārtu
dative	sārtam	sārtiem		sārtai	sārtām
accusative	sārtu	sārtus		sārtu	sārtas
instrumental	sārtu	sārtiem		sārtu	sārtām
locative	sārtā	sārtos		sārtā	sārtās
vocative	—	—		—	—

Derived terms

• iesārts
• sārtums

See also

Colors in Latvian · krāsas (layout · text)

balts	pelēks	melns
sarkans, sārts	oranžs; brūns	dzeltens
	zaļš
zilzaļš, ciāns		zils
violets; zilganviolets, indigo	fuksīns; violets	rozā