Latvian

Ūdens

Ūdens molekula (H₂O)

Noun

ūdens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive)

1. water (transparent liquid substance formed by hydrogen and oxygen; H₂O)

   smagais ūdens‎ ― heavy water (hydrogen peroxyde, H₂O₂)

   ūdens molekula‎ ― water molecule, H₂O

   tīrs, skaidrs ūdens‎ ― clean, clear water

   dzeramais ūdens‎ ― drinking (lit. drinkable) water

   duļķains ūdens‎ ― muddy water

   mīksts, ciets ūdens‎ ― soft, hard water

   vārīts, destilēts, gāzēts ūdens‎ ― boiled, distilled, carbonated water

   jūras, upes, lietus ūdens‎ ― sea, river, rain water

   ūdens ceļš, ūdensceļš‎ ― waterway

   saldūdens, sālsūdens‎ ― freshwater, saltwater

   atmosfēras, augsnes ūdens‎ ― atmospheric, soil water

   artēziskais ūdens‎ ― artesian water

   tējas, kafijas ūdens‎ ― tea, coffe water (i.e., boiled for tea, coffee)

   ūdens saturs šķīdumā‎ ― the water content of a solution

   ūdens lāse, strūkla‎ ― a drop, a spray of water

   ūdens tvaiks‎ ― water vapor

   ūdens krājumi, resursi‎ ― water supplies, resources

   ūdens apgāde‎ ― water supply (system)

   ūdens tek, plūst, pil‎ ― water is leaking, flowing, dripping

   smelt, dzert, attīrīt ūdeni‎ ― to draw, to drink, to purify water

   ūdenī šķīstoša viela‎ ― a substance soluble in water

   mazgāties aukstā ūdenī‎ ― to wash in cold water

   ūdens tilpe, ūdenstilpe‎ ― water body, wetland

   ūdens līmenis‎ ― water level

   virs, zem ūdens‎ ― above, under water

   ūdens nelaime‎ ― sea (lit. water) accident

   ūdens riņķojums dabā‎ ― the cycle of water in nature

2. (plural) waters (large amounts, large bodies of water)

   virszemes, sauszemes ūdeņi‎ ― surface, land water (lit. waters)

   pazemes ūdeņi‎ ― groundwater, underground water (lit. waters)

   ārstnieciskie ūdeņi‎ ― healing waters (e.g., at a spa)

   palu ūdeņi‎ ― flood water (lit. waters)

   termālie ūdeņi‎ ― thermal water) (lit. waters)

3. (plural) water (a body, bodies of water with a specific use, or belonging to a specific region or country)

   zvejas ūdeņi‎ ― fishing waters

   teritoriālie ūdeņi‎ ― territorial waters

   iekšējie ūdeņi‎ ― internal, inland waters

   starptautiskie ūdeņi‎ ― international waters

4. (genitive, used adjectivally) water, aquatic, aqua- (using, relating to water)

   ūdens terapija, diēta‎ ― water therapy, diet

   ūdens dziednīca‎ ― water (health) resort, spa

   ūdens apkure‎ ― water heating

   'ūdens turbīna‎ ― water turbine

   'ūdens spainis, sūknis‎ ― water bucket, pump

   ūdens pulkstenis‎ ― water clock

   ūdens šķīdums‎ ― water solution

   ūdens krāns‎ ― water valve

5. (genitive, used adjectivally) water, aquatic (relating to bodies of water)

   ūdens transports‎ ― water transport

   ūdenssports‎ ― water sports

   ūdensslēpes‎ ― water skis

   ūdens polo‎ ― water polo

6. (genitive, used adjectivally) water, aquatic (which lives, is situated, in or near bodies of water, or in water-rich areas)

   ūdens augi, ūdensaugi‎ ― aquatic plants

   ūdens lilija, ūdens roze, ūdensroze — water lily

   ūdens zāle, ūdenszāle‎ ― seaweed (lit. water weed)

   ūdens dzīvnieki, ūdensdzīvnieki‎ ― aquatic animals

   ūdens putni, ūdensputni‎ ― aquatic birds

   ūdens gliemji, kukaiņi‎ ― aquatic mollusks, insects

7. (of cosmetic products) water (a water solution containing also alcohol, oils, herbal extracts)

   sejas ūdens‎ ― face water

   tualetes ūdens‎ ― eau-de-toilette, eau-de-cologne

8. (colloquial, of texts, words) watery, uninteresting, boring; empty, meaningless

   ūdens gabals‎ ― piece of water (= contentless, excessively long text)

   tu slauc pareizu pienu, bet, mīļā māt, tavas meitas dzied dziesmas, kam ūdens klāt!‎ ― you milk good milk, but, dear mother, your daughters sing songs that are covered with water

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References

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

• ūdens in some Latvian dictionary at tezaurs.lv