Latvian

Adjective

agrs (def. agrais, comp. agrāks, sup. visagrākais; adv. agri)

1. early (relating to the beginning phase of some period of time)

   agrs rīts‎ ― early morning

   no agra rīta līdz vēlam vakaram‎ ― from early morning until late night

   agrais feodālisms‎ ― early feudalism

   agrā renesanse‎ ― early Renaissance

   bija vēl agrs pavasaris, naktī pieturējās sals, un sniegs vēl nebija nokusis‎ ― it was still early spring, the night was still frosty, and the snow had not yet melted

2. early (relating to the first morning hours)

   celties agri‎ ― to get up early

   vēl agrs... saule nav lēkusi, bet debess rīta pamalē sāk jau sārtot‎ ― still early... the sun has not risen, but in the morning sky horizon it is already becoming red (= light)

3. early (relating to the initial periods of a person's life)

   agrā jaunībā uzsākt darba gaitas‎ ― to start work at an early age (lit. in early youth)

4. early (which happens before its usual time)

   šogad agrs pavasaris‎ ― this year (there is) an early spring

   atnākt par agru‎ ― to come too early

   jau vakars... no slapjajiem laukiem kāpj gaisā bieza migla... aizklāj debesis un atveļ agru tumsu‎ ― already evening... from the wet fields a light, thick smog rose... it shielded the sky and allowed an early darkness

5. early (which happens, appears before others of the same type)

   braukt ar agro vilcienu‎ ― to travel on an early train

   agri braucēji‎ ― early riders, travelers

   agrie dārzeņi‎ ― early vegetables

   Priekuļu agrie kartupeļi aizceļojuši arī uz tādiem tāliem rajoniem kā Piejūras novads, Kamčatka...‎ ― early potatoes from Priekuļi have traveled to such far-away regions as Primorsky Krai or Kamchatka (Peninsula)

Declension

Synonyms

• agrīns

Antonyms

• vēls

Derived terms

• agrums

References

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