Latvian

Augļi

Noun

auglis m (2nd declension)

1. fruit (vegetal structure that forms on a flower after fertilization to envelop the seeds)

   augļa apvalks‎ ― fruit shell, skin

   No pupiņas zieda izveidojas auglis, pāksts ar vairākām sēklām‎ ― from the bean flowers a fruit formed itself, a pod with several seeds

2. fruit (such structures when juicy and edible)

   salds auglis‎ ― sweet fruit

   augļu koks‎ ― fruit tree

   augļu dārzs‎ ― orchard (lit. fruit garden)

   augļu raža‎ ― fruit harvest

   dienvidi augļi‎ ― southern fruits

   augļu un ogu sulas‎ ― fruit and berry juices

   augļu konservi‎ ― fruit preserves, canned fruit

   aizliegts auglis‎ ― forbidden fruit

3. (embryology) fetus (mammalian organism between the embryonary stage and birth)

   augļa kustības‎ ― fetal movement

   uzturam grūtniecības laikā ir jāsatur visas augļa attīstībai vajadzīgas vielas‎ ― the diet during pregnancy must contain all the substances necessary to the development of the fetus

4. (figuratively) result, consequence of an action, event, effort, etc.

   ilgstoša darba augļi‎ ― the fruits of long-term work

   fantāzijas auglis‎ ― the fruit of fantasy

   viņš saņēma tikai savas vieglprātības augļus‎ ― he only gathered the fruit of his recklessness (i.e., he lost his house)

5. (economics, in the plural) interest, income from interest

   gada augļi‎ ― annual interest

   augļu augļi‎ ― compound interest (lit. interest of interest)

   ieguldītais kapitāls sāka nest augļus‎ ― the invested capital began to produce interest (lit. to bear fruit(s))

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "result"): rezultāts, produkts
• (of "interest"): procenti

Derived terms

• auglīgs, auglīgums, auglība
• augļkopis, augļkope, augļkopība
• augļu dārzs
• augļu koks

Related terms

• augt

References

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