Latvian

Noun

uzsvars m (1st declension)

1. emphasis, stress (the highlighting of, e.g., a thought, an idea, a formal element in a text, a work of art, etc.)

   salikt uzvarus'‎ ― to put emphasis (on something)

   “vai mums pietiks naudas?” - “gluži tukšā jau mēs neesam,” māte sacīja ar zīmīgu uzsvaru‎ ― “will he have enough money?” - “we aren't in desperation (lit. in the empty),” mother said with a significant emphasis

2. (linguistics) stress, accent (higher intensity or tone in the pronunciation of a specific syllable of a word)

   vārda, zilbes uzsvars‎ ― word, syllable stress

   vārda uzsvara galvenā funkcija latviešu valodā ir runas plūsmā nodalīt vienu vārdu no otra‎ ― the main function of word stress in the Latvian language is to differentiate one word from another in the stream of speech

3. (music) accent (emphasis on parts of a melody)

   ritmiskais uzsvars‎ ― rhythmic accent

Declension

Synonyms

• akcents

Related terms

• uzsvērt