sarkt
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same stem as the adjective sarkans (“red”) (q.v.), made into a first conjugation verb (ending -t). Cognates include Lithuanian sárkti.[1]
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]sarkt (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present sarkstu, sarksti, sarkst, past sarku)
- to blush, to become red (to have blood come to one's face so that it changes color, as a result of a strong emotion)
- sarkt aiz kautrības ― to blush with shiness
- meitene bieži sarkst ― the girl often blushes
- vaigi sarkst ― (his) cheeks blushed
- Skuja sarkst aiz dusmām kā vēzis ― Skuja blushes, becomes red like a crab with anger
- to become red, to redden
- ogas sāk sarkt ― the berries began to redden (= ripen)
- vizēja saulaina rudens diena... koki sarka un dzeltēja ― a sunny autumn day was glistening... the trees were becoming red and yellow
- to become red, to redden (to start radiating or reflecting red light)
- pamalē jau svīst gaisma... sarkst rītausma ― light is already appearing on the horzion... dawn is reddening (= appearing)
- sarka rīts... ap saullēktu cita pēc citas apdzisa nakts izkaisītās zvaigžņu oglītes ― the morning is reddening (= dawning)... around sunrise the little scattered coals of the night stars faded one after the other
- (figuratively) to be, become red (to distinguish itself from its surroundings by its red color)
- pirmajā skolas dienā viss vasaras krāšņums izkāpj no dārziem un sagulst bērnu rokās... zeltojas dālijas, sarkst asteres, kvēlo neļķes ― in the first day of school all summer splendor left the gardens and lay in the children's hands... the dahlias were yellow, the asters were red, the carnations were glowing
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “sarkt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN