priekšstats

Latvian

Etymology

From priekš- +‎ stāt (“to stand, to stop”), made into a 1st-declension masculine noun (ending -s). Apparently a calque of German Vorstellung.

Noun

priekšstats m (1st declension)

  1. idea, (mental) image (subjective image, reflection of a real object or phenomenon in our conscious mind, and which can be reproduced also without direct sensory input)
    redzes, vizuāls priekšstats ― visual idea, image
    dzirdes, auditīvs priekšstats ― auditory idea, image
    taustes, taktils priekšstats ― tactile idea, image
    ožas priekšstats ― olfactory idea, image
    garšas priekšstats ― taste idea, image
    konkrēts priekšstats ― concrete, specific idea
    vispārināts priekšstats ― generalized idea
    aptuvens priekšstats ― approximate idea
    maldīgs priekšstats ― misconception (lit. wrong, false idea)
    priekšstats par dabas parādībām ― idea, perception of natural phenomena
    priekšstats par inženiera darbu ― idea, perception of engineering work
    gūt, dot skaidru priekšstatu par ko ― to obtain, to give a clear idea about something
    no ilguma priekšstata veidojas priekšstats par laiku ― the idea of time is formed from the idea of duration
    mācību procesā skolēni no sajūtām un priekšstatiem pāriet uz jēdzieniem un vispārinājumiem, pāriet uz abstrakto domāsanu ― in the learning process, students move from feelings and ideas to concepts and generalizations, (they) move to abstract thought

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