kārs

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (> Proto-Indo-European *kā-ro-s > Proto-Baltic *kāras).

Cognates include Old Norse hórr, Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐍂𐍃 (hōrs, adulterer) (from hōra-), Sanskrit चारु (́ru, pleasant, lovely), Latin cārus (dear, beloved).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kāːrs]

Adjective

kārs (kārais comparative, kārāks superlative, viskārākais adverb, kāri)

  1. craving, covetous, thirsty or hungry (in the figurative sense)
    kārs pēc naudas, slavas, seksa...hungry for money, fame, sex...

Declension

Synonyms

  • alkstošs
  • kāre (penchant, craving)
  • kārot (to crave)
  • kārdināt (to tempt, causative)

Verb

kārs

  1. 3rd person singular future indicative form of kārt
  2. 3rd person plural future indicative form of kārt

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), kārs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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