iedvesma

A calque of Late Latin īnspīrātiō, coined in 1897 by Jānis Pliekšāns (Rainis) from iedvest (“to inspire”) +‎ -ma (itself coined by J. Pliekšāns from ie- +‎ dvest (“to breathe heavily”)).[1]

• IPA^(key): [ìɛdvɛsma]

iedvesma f (4th declension)

1. inspiration (a sudden surge in mental activity that increases one's creative productivity; a sudden desire to create)

   pēkšņa iedvesma ― sudden inspiration

   rast iedvesmu ― to find inspiration

   mākslinieka iedvesmas avots ― an artist's source of inspiration

   iedvesmas pilns brīdis ― a moment full of inspiration

   gleznai jābūt iedvesmas, prieka avotam ― a painting must be a source of joy (and) inspiration

   aktieris nevar gaidīt, kamēr pār viņu nolaidīsies iedvesma... viņam jābūt iedvesmas saimniekam ― an actor cannot wait for inspiration to fall on him ... he must be the owner of inspiration

2. suggestion, hypnosis (an action on a given person that causes a certain desired mental state, attitude or behavior)

   hipnotiskā iedvesma ― hypnotic suggestion

   terapeitikā iedvesma ― therapeutic suggestion (= hypnosis)

   ārstēt ar iedvesmu ― to treat (a patient) with (hypnotic) suggestion

   masu iedvesma ― mass suggestion, mass hypnosis

   iedvesmu pielieto ne tikai psihisko un nervu slimību klīnikās, bet ar lielām sekmēm arī citās klīnikās ― hypnosis is applied not only in psychiatric and mental health clinics but also, and with great success, in other (types of) clinics

• (of "inspiration"): inspirācija
• (of "hypnotic suggestion"): suģestija

• dvesma, dvest
• iedvest, iedvesmot