Latvian

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms) dzeltēns, dzeltāns, dzeltains

Adjective

Dzeltens

dzeltens (def. dzeltenais, comp. dzeltenāks, sup. visdzeltenākais; adv. dzelteni)

1. yellow (having the color of, e.g., gold, or of the dandelion flower)

   tumši, gaiši, koši dzeltens‎ ― dark, light, bright yellow

   dzeltens zieds‎ ― yellow flower

   dzeltens taurenis‎ ― yellow butterfly

   dzeltena krāsa, gaisma‎ ― yellow color, light

   dzeltens papīrs‎ ― yellow paper

2. yellow (the color of old leaves)

   parkā rudens vējš dzenā dzeltenas, sakaltušas lapas‎ ― in the park, the autumn wind drives the yellow, dried leaves away

3. yellow (without color, pale and unhealthy)

   dzeltens kā vasks‎ ― yellow as wax (i.e., very unhealthy)

4. yellow (having a slightly darker skin color)

   dzeltenā rase‎ ― the yellow race

   ūdeņraža bumba nepazīst izņēmumu; tai ir vienādi visi: baltie, dzeltenie un melnie‎ ― the hydrogen bomb knows no exceptions; to it, all people are the same: white, yellow, or black

Declension

Derived terms

• dzeltenums
• iedzeltens, dzeltenīgs, dzeltengans

See also

References

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