Latvian

Spogulis

Noun

spogulis m (2nd declension)

1. mirror (smooth surface that reflects light so as to produce an image of what is in front of it)

   stikla, metāla spogulis‎ ― glass, metal mirror

   'sienas, kabatas, galda spogulis‎ ― wall, pocket, table mirror

   apskatīt sevi spogulī‎ ― to look at oneself in the mirror

   viņa ķemmē matus un skatās spogulī‎ ― she combs her hair and looks in the mirror

   greizais spogulis‎ ― twisted, distorting mirror (i.e., one which gives a wrong image)

2. calm water surface

   ezera, upes spogulis‎ ― lake, river surface

3. (optics) a reflective surface as an optical system

   spoguļa formula‎ ― mirror formula

   spoguļa fokuss‎ ― mirror focus

   spoguļa lineārais palielinājums‎ ― mirror linear increase

4. (figuratively) something that reflects or shows something (a quality, a feature, etc.)

   prese ir sabiedriskās domas spogulis‎ ― the press is a mirror of public opinion

   acis ir cilvēka dvēseles spogulis‎ ― the eyes are the mirror of a person's soul

5. an area of an animal's body that is different from its surroundings and characterizes the animal

   mugurpusē ap asti stirnai ir spilgti balts laukums, tā sauktais “spogulis”‎ ― back around the tail of the roe deer is a bright white spot, the so-called “mirror”

Declension

Synonyms

• spieģelis

References

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