patiess

Latvian

Etymology

The adjective patiess is a back-formation based on the adverb patiesi, itself originally a postpositional phrase, pa tiesi “by truth” (cf. tiesa). It is also possible that it comes from the prefix pa- +‎ an archaic adjective tiess, a parallel form of tiešs (q.v.). More probably, both paths influenced each other.[1]

Adjective

patiess (definite patiesais, comparative patiesāks, superlative vispatiesākais, adverb patiesi, patiešām)

  1. true, sincere, authentic (one who expresses one's real feelings, thoughts; used for expressing one's real feelings)
    patiess, vienkāršs puisis ― a sincere, simple guy
    cilvēkam visur un vienmēr jābūt patiesam, jābūt tādam, kāds viņš ir, jāsaka tas, ko viņš domā ― a man must always and everywhere be true, just as he is, he must say what he thinks
    Grundonis bija ieraudzījis savu paziņu... puisi ar patiesām acīm, kuras visos raudzījās tieši, neslēpdamās un nemaskēdamās ― Grundonis had seen his friend... a guy with true, sincere eyes, who saw truly in everything, not deceiving, not masking anything
  2. true, right, correct (such that it reflects reality)
    patiess spriedums ― right judgment
    patiesa doma ― right, correct thought
    patiess stāsts ― true story
    patiesas ziņas ― true news
    patiesa liecība ― true, correct testimony
    ar izteikumu jāsaprot jebkurš apgalvojums (spriedums, teikums, ziņojums), kas var būt patiess vai aplams ― under declaration we understand any statement (judgement, sentence, announcement) that may be true or false
  3. true, real, genuine (such that it exists in reality)
    patiess dzīves notikums ― a true, real life event
    patiesi fakti ― true, real facts
    atklāt savu patieso seju ― to reveal one's true face (= nature)
    slimnīcā viņu bez apstājas bija vajājuši visi iespējamie trokšņi, patiesi un iedomāti ― in hospital he was ceaselessly persecuted by all possible noises, (both) real and imaginary
  4. (with definite endings) true, actual, genuine (not apparent or superficial)
    patiesais attālums ― the true, actual distance
    patiesais apvārsnis ― the true, actual horizon
    slēpt patieso stāvokli ― to hide the true condition, situation
    noskaidrot kāda patieso nolūku ― to find out someone's true intentions
    pēc klīniskās jeb relatīvās nāves iestājas bioloģiskā jeb patiesa nāve, kad atdzīvināšana vairs nav iespējama ― after clinical or relative death there comes the biological or true, actual death, when resuscitation is no longer possible
  5. true, real, genuine (such that it corresponds to certain ideals or requirements)
    patiesa jaunrāde ― true, genuine creativity
    patiesas jūtas ― true, genuine feelings
    patiess satraukums ― true, genuine excitement
    patiesa draudzība ― true, genuine friendship
    klausīties ar patiesu interesi ― to listen with genuine interest
    patiesu draugu meklē un skaties pelēkās, grūtās, vientuļās dienās ― one looks for a true friend in the gray, difficult, lonely days
    patiesu tiesu cilvēks var nest par sevi, bet tomēr tā neviens nedara ― one can do true justice to oneself; however, no one does that

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References

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