sarkans

Latvian

Alternative forms

• (dialectal form) sarks

Etymology

Derived from a dialectal adjective sarks (“red, pink”), from Proto-Baltic *sark- (whence also sarkt (“to blush”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-, *sar- (“red, pink”), with an extra -k. In the dialects that have the simple adjective sarks, sarkans has the meaning “reddish.” Cognates include Lithuanian dialectal sárkanas (“bright, clear, light; pink”), Proto-Scythian *suxrí (“bright”), Persian سرخ (sorx, “red”), Northern Kurdish sor (“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sâɾkans]

Adjective

Sarkans

sarkans (definite sarkanais, comparative sarkanāks, superlative vissarkanākais, adverb sarkani)

1. red (having the color of, e.g., blood)

   tumši, gaiši, koši sarkans ― dark, light, bright red

   ugunīgi sarkans ― fiery red

   sarkani ziedi, rozes ― red flowers, roses

   sarkana gaisma, blāzma ― red light, glow

   sarkana signāluguns ― red beacon

   sarkans karogs ― red flag

   sarkans kā biete, kā asins ― red as beet, as blood

   sarkanie asinsķermenīši ― red blood cells

   Sarkanais Krusts ― the Red Cross

2. red, brownish red (having a tone or hue similar to red when compared to other related elements)

   sarkani mati ― red hair

   sarkana govs ― red cow

   sarkanie galviņkāposti ― red cabbage

   sarkanie ķieģeļi ― red bricks

   sarkanais kaviārs ― red caviar

3. red (relating to communism; more specifically, realting to the former Soviet Red Army)

   Sarkanā Armija ― the Red Army

   sarkanā gvarde ― the red guard (1917 workers' division)

   latviešu sarkanie strēlnieki ― Latvian red riflemen (those who fought for the Bolsheviks)

   sarkanais karogs ― the red flag

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of sarkans

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	sarkans	sarkani		sarkana	sarkanas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	sarkanu	sarkanus		sarkanu	sarkanas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	sarkana	sarkanu		sarkanas	sarkanu
dative (datīvs)	sarkanam	sarkaniem		sarkanai	sarkanām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	sarkanu	sarkaniem		sarkanu	sarkanām
locative (lokatīvs)	sarkanā	sarkanos		sarkanā	sarkanās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—

Derived terms

• iesarkans, sarkanīgs, sarkanīgums
• sarkanbrūns
• sarkanums
• sarkanā mušmire
• pasarkans

Related terms

• sarķis
• sarkt, sarkums
• sārts

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