ievads

== Latvian == === Etymology === From ie- (“into”) +‎ vads (“taking, leading”) (compare German Ein-führung, Latin intrō-ductīō, Russian в-веде́ние (v-vedénije), Greek εισ-αγωγή (eis-agogí), etc.). === Noun === ievads m (1st declension) introduction, introductory words, actions bez jebkāda ievada ― without any introduction tas bija ievads viņai jaunajai dzīvei ― that (action) was an introduction to her new life introduction, preface (a text at the beginning of a book, article, etc. that introduces it) grāmatas ievads ― the book's introduction, preface stāsta, sacerējuma, romāna ievads ― introduction to a story, essay, novel (music) introduction (initial phase that introduces the main musical piece or theme) simfonijas, operas ievads ― symphony, opera introduction (education) introduction (introductory course which introduces the basic notions of a certain topic) ievads valodniecībā, literatūras zinātnē ― an introduction to linguistics, to literary theory (technology) input device (device, machine, etc. used to enter or introduce something into a computer or similar device) skaitļotāja ievads ― the calculator's input (= keys) ==== Declension ====