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garša
garša
Latvian
Noun
garša f (4th declension)
- (sense) taste (the capacity to perceive flavors)
- garšas nervi ― taste, gustatory nerves
- par abinieku ožu, tāpat kā par to garšu, nav vēl īstas skaidrības ― about the (senses of) smell and taste of amphibians, there is no real explanation (i.e., little is known) yet
- taste, flavor (the sensation created by certain substances in the mouth: salty, bitter, sweet, acid)
- salda, rūgta garša ― sweet, bitter taste
- patīkama garša ― pleasant taste
- maizes, medus garša ― bread, honey taste
- sajust nelabu garšu mutē ― to feel a bad taste in the mouth
- ēst ar garšu ― to eat with pleasure (lit. with taste)
- viela bez smakas un bez garšas' ― a substance without smell and without taste
- pēc sēklas garšas atšķir saldās un rūgtās mandeles ― by the taste of the seeds one distinguishes the sweet from the bitter almonds
- jaunas garšas meklējot ― on the quest for new flavors
- (dated, nowadays mostly gaume, q.v.) taste (aesthetic and cultural discernment, the sense of what is aesthetically or culturally better)
- viņš bija cilvēks pēc Hildegardis kundzes garšas ― he was a person by (= who pleased) Mrs Hildegards' taste
Declension
Declension of garša (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | garša | garšas |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | garšu | garšas |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | garšas | garšu |
dative (datīvs) | garšai | garšām |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | garšu | garšām |
locative (lokatīvs) | garšā | garšās |
vocative (vokatīvs) | garša | garšas |
Synonyms
Related terms
See also
- The basic tastes (pamatgaršas):
salds - rūgts - skābs - sāļš
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “garša”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7