reģistrs

Latvian

Etymology

Via some other European language) (probably German; compare Register), from Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerō (“I record, carry back”), from re- + gerō (“I carry, bear”).

Noun

reģistrs m (1st declension)

  1. register (list, usually official, containing, e.g., names of people, property, events)
    darbinieku reģistrs ― employee register
    vietvārdu reģistrs ― geographical names register
    bibliogrāfisks reģistrs ― bibliographical register
    grāmatā izmantoto avotu reģistrs ― register (= index) of sources mentioned in the book
  2. register (a specific form or book for registering something)
    grāmatvedības reģistrs ― accounting record
    tabulveida reģistrs ― tabular record
    saņemto dokumentu reģistrs ― record of received documents
    nosūtīto dokumentu reģistrs ― record of sent documents
  3. (music) register (range (of voice, musical instrument, etc.) with fixed height, timbre, intensity)
    zema, augsta reģistra balss ― low-, high-register voice
  4. (music) register (different settings for height, timbre, or intensity in a musical instrument)
    akordeons ar pieciem reģistriem ― an accordion with five registers
  5. (computing) register (a memory element in a computer used for temporary data storage)

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