Latvian

Adjective

caurs (def. caurais, comp. caurāks, sup. viscaurākais; adv. cauri)

1. having a hole or holes

   caurs spainis, jumts‎ ― leaky bucket, roof

   caura kaste‎ ― box with a hole on it

   cauras zeķes, kurpes‎ ― socks, shoes with holes on them

   koks ar cauru vidu — tree with a hole in the middle

2. having been damaged

   caura būda‎ ― damaged hut

   pirts bija tik veca un caura‎ ― the bath(house) was so old and damaged

   caurs zobs‎ ― damaged tooth

3. all (the time), without interruptions, throughout

   ceļot visu cauru gadu‎ ― to travel the whole year, all through, throughout the year

   strādāt caurām dienām‎ ― to work all day

Declension

Derived terms

• caur
• caurums

References

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