German

Proper noun

Kauns ? ‎(genitive Kauns)

1. A municipality in Austria.

Latvian

Noun

kauns m (1st declension)

1. shame (moral feeling associated with discomfort felt as a consequence of some (offensive) act, action)

   pārņemt kauns‎ ― to take, accept the shame

   raudāt aiz kauna‎ ― to cry of shame

   nosarkt aiz kauna‎ ― to blush from shame

   izjust dziļu kaunu‎ ― to feel deep shame

   pārdzīvot lielu kaunu‎ ― to experience great shame

   aiz kauna nezināt ko darīt‎ ― to not know what to do from shame

   seja deg kaunā‎ ― (his) face is burning in shame

   nu pašam man par sevi kauns‎ ― I feel ashamed of myself

2. shame (unpleasant feeling caused by a certain situation, or by (one's or someone else's) inappropriate action, behavior)

   kauns rādīt asaras‎ ― ashamed (lit. shame) to shed tears

   kauns lūgt palīdzību‎ ― ashamed (lit. shame) to ask for help

   kauns par netīro apģērbu‎ ― ashamed (lit. shame) of (one's) dirty clothes

   kā tev nav kauna?‎ ― aren't you ashamed (lit. how have you no shame)?

   vai tev nemaz nav kauna, Ines?‎ ― have you no shame at all, Ines?

   kauns rādīties (kādam) acīs‎ ― ashamed (lit. shame) to show oneself in front of (lit. in the eyes of) someone

   es saprotu, tev kauns, ka man ir bērns no cita; tev ir bail, ka cilvēki varbūt smiesies‎ ― I understand, you are ashamed (lit. have shame) that I have a child from another (man); you are afraid that people will maybe laugh

3. shame, disgrace, dishonor (condition in which one feels or causes shame)

   piedzīvot kaunu‎ ― to experience shame

   uzskatīt kaunu‎ ― to consider (something) a shame

   izdzīt ar kaunu‎ ― to cast (someone) out in shame'

   kauna pilna rīcība‎ ― shameful (lit. shame-filled) behavior

   (pa)darīt kaunu (kādam)‎ ― to cause (someone) shame

   kauna stabs‎ ― pillory (lit. shame post)

   kauna zīme‎ ― sign of shame

4. (usually genitive, used adjectivally) shameful, morally negative

   kauna darbs‎ ― shameful work, mean act

   kauna lieta‎ ― shameful matter, disgrace

   kauna traips‎ ― blemish (lit. shameful spot)

5. (used as an interjection) what a shame!

   kauns, staltais daugavieti!‎ ― what a shame, (my) tall Daugavian!

6. shame, shyness, timidity

   atmest kaunu‎ ― to throw away, to abandon shame

   par to, ko aiz neziņas kādreiz vai kauna projām dzinām, par to, ko aiz pierastības neatzinām‎ ― about that which we sometimes drive away because of ignorance or shame, about that which we because of habit do not acknowledge

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "shyness"): kautrīgums, kautrība

Derived terms

• bezkaunīgs, bezkaunīgums, bezkaunība
• bezkauņa
• nekaunīgs, nekaunīgums, nekaunība
• nekauņa
• kaunīgs, kaunīgums

Related terms

• kaunēties

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “kauns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7