Latvian

Adjective

auksts (def. aukstais, comp. aukstāks, sup. visaukstākais; adv. auksti)

1. cold (an object or substance that has a relatively low temperature)

   auksts roka‎ ― cold hands

   auksts ūdens‎ ― cold water

   auksta tēja‎ ― cold tea

   ēdiens ir jau auksts‎ ― the food is already cold

   auksts kā ledus‎ ― cold as ice

   aukstais karš‎ ― the cold war

2. cold (weather, air temperature during a certain period of time)

   auksts rudens, pavasaris‎ ― a cold autumn/fall, spring

   auksts rīts‎ ― a cold morning

   kļūst auksts‎ ― it is getting cold

   šodien ir ļoti auksts‎ ― today it is very cold

3. associated with the feeling or sensation of cold

   gājējam kļūst auksti‎ ― the passer-by/pedestrian got cold

   auksti drebuļi‎ ― cold shivers, chills

   aukstas trīsas‎ ― a cold thrill

   man auksts pārskrēja pār visu muguru‎ ― a cold (chill) ran through my spine, back

4. food which is to be eaten cold

   aukstie ēdieni, uzkodas‎ ― cold food, appetizers

   aukstais galds‎ ― cold table (= table with cold food)

5. (figuratively) cold (one who does not care about the feelings of others; insensitive, rude)

   auksts prāta cilvēks‎ ― a cold-minded person

6. (figuratively) cold (of a gesture or behavior typical of an insensitive or rude person)

   auksts skatiens, smaids‎ ― a cold look, smile

   auksta uzņemšana‎ ― a cold reception

Declension

Synonyms

• salts
• vēss, dzestrs, svaigs, spirgts

Antonyms

• karsts
• silts

Derived terms

• aukstums

References

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