Latvian

Auss

Noun

auss f (6th declension)

1. (anatomy) ear (the organ of hearing)

   ārējā, iekšējā auss‎ ― outer, inner ear

   pakasīt aiz auss‎ ― to scratch behind the ear

   spalvainas ausis‎ ― hairy ears

   ausu ārsts‎ ― ear doctor

   auss eja‎ ― ear canal

   auss iekaisums‎ ― ear infection

   nedzirdīgas, kurlas ausis‎ ― deaf ears

   saberzēt nosalušas ausis'‎ ― to rub (one's) ice-cold ears

   ausīs džinkst, dūc, zvana, dun, šalc, rūc, šņāc‎ ― (one's) ears are buzzing, whizzing, ringing

   mūsu auss skaņas svārstības uztver tikai no 15 līdz 20000 hercu intervālā‎ ― our ear's sound perception range covers an interval of only 15 to 20000 Hertz

   suns aprimst kaukt un aizdomīgi paceļ ausis‎ ― the dog stopped howling and suspiciously raised his ears

2. (figuratively) an individual human being

   slēpt ko no ziņkārām ausīm‎ ― to hide something from curious ears

3. ear (the capacity to hear; understanding, awareness of what one hears)

   labas ausis‎ ― good ears (= hearing)

   vājas ausis‎ ― weak, poor ears (= hearing)

   nē, es redzu: jūsu ausim mani vārdi ir tukša skaņa‎ ― no, I see: to your ears my words are empty sounds

4. (usually plural) ears (elongated, protruding lateral parts of certain objects)

   nolaist cepures ausis‎ ― to let down (one's) hat ears

   būrtnīca ar ausīm‎ ― a notebook with ears

   durvīs parādās večuks... ziemas cepures ausis nokarājas uz abām pusēm kā dažkārt zaķim‎ ― an old man showed up at the door... the ears of his winter hat were hanging on both sides as bunny ears sometimes do

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "hearing"): dzirde

Derived terms

• auss sērs

References

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