skandāls

See also: Skandals

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“that on which one trips, cause of offense”, literally “stumbling block”), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon, “a trap laid for an enemy, a cause of moral stumbling”).

Noun

skandāls m (1st declension)

1. scandal (loud dispute, quarrel, brawl)

   ģimenes skandāls ― family scandal, quarrel

   rīkot, celt, sacelt skandālu ― to stir up a scandal

   ceļš bija aizsprostots un skandāls liels] ― the road was jammed and (there was) a big scandal

   pircēja pienākums ir ievērot savu rindu, jo tieši ar to visbiežak sākas nožēlojamie veikalu skandāli ― it is the buyer's duty to keep in line, because disrespecting it is one of the most frequent causes of quarrels in shops

2. scandal (undesirable, often obscene, event that receives public condemnation)

   politisks skandāls ― political scandal

   sabiedrisks skandāls ― social scandal

   bet tas ir skandāls!... ieliek cilvēku trakomājā un aizmirst!.... un kādu cilvēku!... kas nācijai pavēris ceļu uz bagatību ― but this is a scandal!... to put someone in a madhouse and forget it!... and such a (great) person!... (one) who opened the path to riches to the nation!

Declension

Declension of skandāls (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	skandāls	skandāli
accusative (akuzatīvs)	skandālu	skandālus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	skandāla	skandālu
dative (datīvs)	skandālam	skandāliem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	skandālu	skandāliem
locative (lokatīvs)	skandālā	skandālos
vocative (vokatīvs)	skandāl	skandāli

Derived terms

• skandālists, skandāliste