Latvian

Degoša krāsns (1)

Krāsns (2)

Stikla krāsns (4)

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms) krāsts, krāsne

Noun

krāsns f (6th declension) (dialectal also m, 1st)

1. stove (closed device for heating)

   ķieģeļu krāsns‎ ― brick stove

   degoša krāsns‎ ― burning stove

   krāsns svelme, apkure‎ ― stove glow, heating

   kurināt krāsni‎ ― to stoke the stove

   dzīviklis ar krāsns apkuri‎ ― apartment with stove heating

2. oven (closed heated device for baking or roasting food)

   maizes krāsns‎ ― bread oven

   cept maizi krāsnī‎ ― to bake bread in the oven

   krāsnī sautēti kāposti‎ ― oven-braised cabbage

   elektriskā krāsns‎ ― electric oven

   mikroviļņu krāsns‎ ― microwave oven

3. furnace, boiler (device where fuel is burned to as to obtain heated water, vapor, etc. for further use)

   gāzes krāsns vannas istabām‎ ― a gas boiler for bathrooms

4. oven, furnace, kiln (device for heating material being processed)

   podniecības krāsns‎ ― pottery oven, kiln

   stikla krāsns‎ ― glass furnace

   domnas krāsns‎ ― blast furnace

   ķieģeļu dedzināšanas krāsns‎ ― brick burning oven, stove

Declension

Derived terms

• cepeškrāsns
• mikroviļņu krāsns

See also

• plīts

References

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