akcents

== Latvian == === Etymology === Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin accentus, (ad + cantus), from the verb accinō (“to sing to”), from ad (“to”) and canō (“to sing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aktsɛnts] === Noun === akcents m (1st declension) (linguistics, usually singular) accent, stress (pronunciation emphasis on a specific syllable) galvenais akcents un palīgakcents ― main stress and secondary (lit. auxiliary) stress latviešu valodā vispārināts pirmās zilbes akcents ― in the Latvian language, initial syllable stress has been generalized (music, usually singular) accent, stress (emphasis on parts of a melody) sākuma akcents ― initial accent ritmiskais, melodiskais akcents ― rhythmic, melodic accent stress, emphasis, overtone (a strengthened element in a composition, article, speech, etc.) stāstam ir problēma, idejisks akcents ― the story has a problem: an ideological overtone kinoteātros galvenais telpiskais akcents - zāles būvķermenis arhitektoniski dominē pār visu ēku ― the main spatial emphasis in cinemas: the body of the (projection) room dominates the whole building accent (specifities in the pronunciation of an individual) runāt ar latvsiku akcentu ― to speak with a Latvian accent runāt kādā valodā bez akcenta ― to speak a certain language without accent viņa runā varēja sadzirdēt akcentu ― his accent could be heard in his speech “uz kurieni ved šis ceļš?” svešais jautāja, izrunādams vārdus ar mazliet savādu akcentu ― “where does this path lead?” the stranger asked, pronouncing the words with a bit of an unusual accent ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "stress"): uzsvars ==== Related terms ==== akcentēt akcentuācija ==== See also ==== intonācija