auglis

Latvian

Augļi

Etymology

From the same stem as augt (“to grow”), with an extra l, made into a masculine second-declension noun (ending -is).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [âwɡlis]
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Noun

auglis m (2nd declension)

  1. fruit (vegetal structure that forms on a flower after fertilization to envelop the seeds)
    augļa apvalks ― fruit shell, skin
    No pupiņas zieda izveidojas auglis, pāksts ar vairākām sēklām ― from the bean flowers a fruit formed itself, a pod with several seeds
  2. fruit (such structures when juicy and edible)
    salds auglis ― sweet fruit
    augļu koks ― fruit tree
    augļu dārzs ― orchard (lit. fruit garden)
    augļu raža ― fruit harvest
    dienvidi augļi ― southern fruits
    augļu un ogu sulas ― fruit and berry juices
    augļu konservi ― fruit preserves, canned fruit
    aizliegts auglis ― forbidden fruit
  3. (embryology) fetus (mammalian organism between the embryonary stage and birth)
    augļa kustības ― fetal movement
    uzturam grūtniecības laikā ir jāsatur visas augļa attīstībai vajadzīgas vielas ― the diet during pregnancy must contain all the substances necessary to the development of the fetus
  4. (figuratively) result, consequence of an action, event, effort, etc.
    ilgstoša darba augļi ― the fruits of long-term work
    fantāzijas auglis ― the fruit of fantasy
    viņš saņēma tikai savas vieglprātības augļus ― he only gathered the fruit of his recklessness (i.e., he lost his house)
  5. (economics, in the plural) interest, income from interest
    gada augļi ― annual interest
    augļu augļi ― compound interest (lit. interest of interest)
    ieguldītais kapitāls sāka nest augļus ― the invested capital began to produce interest (lit. to bear fruit(s))

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References

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