saart

See also: sårt

Estonian

Noun

saart

  1. partitive singular of saar

Latvian

Etymology

From sa- +‎ art (“to plow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [saâɾt]

Verb

saart (transitive or intransitive, 1st conjugation, present saaru, saar, saar, past saaru)

  1. (perfective; syn. uzart) to till (especially a larger area, or a whole area) by plowing
    vēl nesen saarām tīrumus, vēl nesen kā apsējām ― not long ago we plowed the fields, after that we sowed them
    Uldiņš zemi saara, sienu sapļāva ― Uldiņš plowed the land (and) mowed the hay
  2. to till for a long time, or an entire period of time
    saara līdz pusdienai ne ēdis, ne dzēris ― he plowed on till noon without eating or drinking

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