caurs

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *kyaur-, from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (“to cut, to separate, to scrape, to dig”) with an extra -r. The sense evolution was probably “to cut, to dig” → “to prickle.” Cognates include Lithuanian kiáuras. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tsāūɾs] === Adjective === caurs (definite caurais, comparative caurāks, superlative viscaurākais, adverb cauri) having a hole or holes caurs spainis, jumts ― leaky bucket, roof caura kaste ― box with a hole on it cauras zeķes, kurpes ― socks, shoes with holes on them koks ar cauru vidu ― tree with a hole in the middle having been damaged caura būda ― damaged hut pirts bija tik veca un caura ― the bath(house) was so old and damaged caurs zobs ― damaged tooth all (the time), without interruptions, throughout ceļot visu cauru gadu ― to travel the whole year, all through, throughout the year strādāt caurām dienām ― to work all day ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== caur caurums === References ===