augsne

== Latvian == === Etymology === Coined in the 1920s from aug(t) (“to grow”) +‎ -sne, it replaced in the sense of "soil" the previously used word augtene, which survived with a more restricted usage (as "place of planting"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [âwksnɛ] === Noun === augsne f (5th declension) soil, earth (upper layer of the ground, transformed under the influence of plants, animals, and the weather, where plants are sown to grow) smilšaina, mālaina augsne ― sandy, clay soil kūdras augsne ― peat soil velēnu augsne ― sod soil irdena augsne ― friable soil blīva augsne ― dense, thick soil, earth apstrādāt augsni ― to treat the soil augsnes auglība ― soil fertility augsnes dezinfekcija ― soil desinfection augsnes erozija ― soil erosion augsnes kaļķošana ― soil liming iestrādāt mēslojumu augsnē ― to work fertilizer into the soil augnes virskārta, apakškārta ― topsoil, subsoil augsnes tipi, veidi ― soil types lupīnas audzē neauglīgās, smilšainās augsnēs ― one grows lupins in arid, sandy soils (figuratively) soil (prerequisites or favorable conditions for the development of something) literatūrai nepieciešama sava dabiska attīstība, vide un augsne, kur iespējams rasties liela vēriena darbiem ― literature needs its own development, an environment and a soil where large-scope works can arise ==== Declension ==== === References ===