English

Verb

silts

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of silt

Anagrams

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• slits

Latvian

Etymology

From the (intransitive) verb silt ‎(“to warm up, to grow warm”) (q.v.), of which it is the past participle.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sīlts]

Adjective

silts (def. siltais, comp. siltāks, sup. vissiltākais; adv. silti)

1. warm (with moderately high, generally pleasant temperature)

   silts lietus, vējš‎ ― warm rain, wind

   silta krāsns‎ ― warm oven

   silti garaiņi‎ ― warm vapor

   silta roka, elpa‎ ― warm hand, breath

   silta maize‎ ― warm (i.e., freshly made) bread

   silts piens‎ ― warm (i.e., freshly drawn) milk

   siltais avots‎ ― warm spring

   piecpadsmit grādu silts ūdens‎ ― 15°C (59°C) (warm) water

2. (of places, time periods) warm (characterized by moderately high, usually pleasant, air temperatures)

   silts rudens, ziema, oktobris‎ ― warm autumn, winter, October

   silts rīts, vakars‎ ― warm morning, evening

   silta istaba‎ ― warm room

3. (of sources of heat) warm (irradiating a moderate, usually pleasant, amount of heat)

   silta uguns‎ ― warm fire

   silta pavasara saule‎ ― warm spring sun

4. (of body or bodily feelings) warm (relating to a feeling of warmth)

   man kļūst tik silti‎ ― I am getting so warm

   vecais vīrs jūt siltu vilni krūtīs‎ ― the old man felt a warm wave in his chest

5. (of colors) warm (reflecting the feeling of warmth and comfort of the surroundings)

   kabinetā bija sārti brūnas, siltas krāsas mēbeles‎ ― in the office there was reddish brown, warm-colored furniture

6. (of sounds) warm (pleasant to hear)

   silta balss‎ ― a warm voice

7. (of clothes) warm (offering good protection against the cold)

   silts mētelis‎ ― warm coat

   silta cepure‎ ― warm hat

   silta veļa‎ ― warm clothes

   siltas zeķes‎ ― warm socks

8. warm (ready to be used, at the right temperature for use)

   siltie ēdieni‎ ― warm food, dishes

   siltās brokastis‎ ― warm breakfast

   siltais galds‎ ― warm table (i.e., with warm food)

   siltās kompresses, peldes‎ ― warm compresses, baths

9. (of people, their behavior) warm (empathetic, kind, friendly, warm-hearted)

   silts cilvēks‎ ― warm human being

   silts skatiens, smaids‎ ― warm look, smile

   silti vārdi, sveicieni‎ ― warm words, greetings

   silta pateicība‎ ― warm thanks

Declension

Synonyms

• karsts

Antonyms

• auksts
• vēss

Derived terms

• siltums

References

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