Latvian

Adjective

svabads (def. svabadais, comp. svabadāks, sup. vissvabadākais; adv. svabadi)

1. (dated, now usually brīvs) free (not in (political, economical, juridical, social) dependence)

   mūsu vectēvs stāstīja, ka vecvecos laikos mūsu tauta, zemnieki, bijusi svabada‎ ― our grandfather told us that in the olden days our people, farmers, were free

2. (dated, now usually brīvs) free (not constrained by obligations, duties, worries)

   pēc kartupeļiem visu vakaru esmu atkal svabads‎ ― after (peeling) the potatoes I will be again free all evening

3. (dated, now usually brīvs) free (not prohibited or limited, happening without hindrance, comfortable)

   svabada rīcība‎ ― free action

   pasažieru vairums bija kāda būvbrigāde, kura izkāpa Ugālē, un autobusā kļuva pavisam svabadi‎ ― most of the passengers were (part of) a builders' brigade which got off at Ugāle, and the bus became completely free

4. (dated, now usually brīvs) free, open, natural, not artificial

   viegli un svabadi Daugavas viļņi‎ ― the light and free waves of the Daugava (river)

5. (dated, now usually brīvs) free (not taken, not occupied)

   viņi nosēdās uz vēl svabadā sola pašā priekšā‎ ― they sat on a still free bench at the front

   svabads laiks‎ ― free time

6. (dated, now usually brīvs) free, loose, untied

   aizeju pie zirga un palaižu viņa glavas pavadu svabadāk‎ ― I go to the horse and let his head freer (from the reins)

7. (dated) tired, weak, without strength

   saules karstumā sienu pļaudams, viņš palicis gluži svabads‎ ― cutting hay under the heat of the sun, he became quite tired, weak

Declension

Synonyms

• brīvs

Derived terms

• atsvabināt
• svabadība

References

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