karogs

Latvian

Latvijas karogs

Etymology

An old, pre-13th-century borrowing from Old East Slavic хоругы (xorugy, “flag, banner”). Often connected with the (etymologically unrelated) word karot (“to wage war”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaɾuōks]
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Noun

karogs m (1st declension)

  1. banner, flag (a piece of fabric with a distinctive design used as a sign or symbol)
    Latvijas karogs ― flag of Latvia
    karoga kāts ― flagpole
    nest karogu ― to carry, to fly a flag
    kuģa karogs ― flag, colours of the ship
    karoga emblēma, uzraksts ― flag emblem, inscription
    balts, melns, sarkans karogs ― white, black, red flag
    pacelt, nolaist karogu ― to hoist, to lower the flag
    karogs (nolaists) pusmastā ― flag (down) at half-mast
    pulka, biedrības karogs ― regimental banner, association flag
  2. a belief or idea that brings people together
    zem (kā) karoga ― under the flag, banner (of something)

Declension

Derived terms

References

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