krāsa

== Latvian == === Etymology === 13th-century, borrowed from Old East Slavic краса (krasa, “beauty, splendor”) (compare Russian краса́ (krasá)), also related to Latvian karsts. Initially used in the Eastern regions, this word only penetrated further into the language in the 18th century, at first with the meaning “healthy, pretty facial color.” At the beginning of the 19th century, under the influence of Russian краска (kraska, “paint”), it acquired the sense “(natural) color of an object.”. In the second half of the 19th century, the meaning of krāsa was broadened, in order to replace the Germanism pērve, perve (“paint”) (still attested in dialects). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [krāːsa] === Noun === krāsa f (4th declension) color (visible light of a certain wavelength) balta, melna, sarkana krāsa ― white, black, red color spilgta, spoža krāsa ― bright color auksta, silta krāsa ― cold, warm color krāsas piesātinātība ― color saturation krāsu gamma ― color range, set krāsu redze ― color vision krāsu aklums ― color blindness krāsu televīzija ― color television color (visible feature of a surface or object caused by reflected light) auduma krāsa ― fabric color ziedu krāsa ― flower color āda krāsa ― skin color bez krāsas (= bāls) ― without color (= pale) paint, ink (substance applied to an object or surface to give it a certain color) tipogrāfijas krāsa ― printing ink krāsu kārba ― color box eļļas krāsa ― oil paint, color emaljas krāsa ― enamel paint krāsu palete ― color palette akvareļa (= ūdens) krāsa ― watercolor paint uzlikt, uzklāt krāsu ― to apply paint jaukt, atšķaidīt krāsas ― to mix, dilute colors notīrīt veco krāsu ― to remove old paint colors (a colored symbol representing a country, an organization, a sports team) aizstāvēt savas sportistu komanadas krāsas ― to defend the colors of one's sports team emblēma valsts krāsās ― an emblem in the national colors ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (dialectal, archaic) perve ==== Related terms ==== krāsot krāsviela ==== See also ==== === References ===