sauss

== Latgalian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *saušás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews-. Cognates include Latvian sauss and Lithuanian saũsas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsàu̯ss] Hyphenation: sauss === Adjective === sauss dry ==== Declension ==== === References === Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN == Latvian == === Etymology === From Proto-Baltic *sausas (perhaps from Proto-Balto-Slavic *saušás), from Proto-Indo-European *saus-, *sus- (“dry”), maybe from the stem *seu-, *sū-, *su- (“juice, liquid; to squeeze juice; to suck”) (whence also Latvian sūkt (“to suck”)), either with an additional s or reduplicated. The meaning change was probably “squeezed (for juice), sucked” > “without (juice, liquid)” > “dry.” Cognates include Lithuanian saũsas, Old Prussian sausā (accusative; ā < an), Proto-Slavic *suxъ (Old Church Slavonic соухъ (suxŭ), Russian сухо́й (suxój), Belarusian сухі́ (suxí), Ukrainian сухи́й (suxýj), Bulgarian сух (suh), Czech suchý, Polish suchy), Sanskrit शुष्क (śuṣka), Ancient Greek αὖος (aûos) (< *sausos), Latin sūdus (“dry, sunny”) (< *susdos), Ossetian сусӕн (susæn, “dry month”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsàws] === Adjective === sàuss (definite sausais, comparative sausāks, superlative vissausākais, adverb sausi) dry (containing (relatively) little or no liquid, moisture, vapor; whose surface has (relatively) little or no liquid, moisture) sausas smiltis ― dry sand sausa malka ― dry firewood sausas lapas ― dry leaves sauss zars ― dry branch, twig sauss sniegs, gaiss, tvaiks ― dry snow, air, steam sausas lūpas ― dry lips sausa āda ― dry skin sausi mati ― dry hair (= insufficiently nourished) varbūt pa ceļam gadīsies kāds šķūnītis... varētu ielīst siltā, sausā sienā ― maybe on the way there is some little barn... one could crawl into warm, dry hay acīs nemanīja asaru; šausmas bija acis darījušas sausas ― in (their) eyes no tears could be found; terror made (their) eyes dry abiem mutes bija sausas, un viņi pārtrauca sarunas, lai mazliet sakrātu siekalas uz mēles ― both (men) had dry mouths, and they stopped the conversation to save some saliva on their tongues dry (which has lost the liquid or moisture that it previously had) sauss dīķis ― dry pond sausa aka ― dry well katls izvārījies sauss ― the kettle has boiled dry noslaucīt galdu sausu ― to wipe the table dry upe palika tik sausa, ka tajā varēja atrast mazāko akmeni ― the river stayed so dry that one could find the smallest stones in it kapteiņa puķu odekolona pudelīte ir sausa ― the captain's little flower cologne bottle is dry (= totally empty) (usually definite forms) dry (containing less liquid, moisture than usual, than other comparable items) sausā barība ― dry food sausais raugs ― dry yeast sausais piens ― dried milk sausais spirts ― dry alcohol sausais ledus ― dry ice (solid CO₂) sausais vīns ― dry wine (prepared without adding alcohol or sugar) (of climate, weather, their elements; of time periods or areas) dry (characterized by relatively little humidity in the air or soil, by relatively less rainfall) sauss laiks, klimats ― dry weather, climate sauss vējš ― dry wind sausa vasara ― dry summer sauss gads ― dry year sausa pļava ― dry meadow sausi meži ― dry forests sauss dzīvoklis, pagrabs ― dry apartment, basement Vidusāzijā ir viss vai gandriz viss, izņemot ūdeni; tā ir ļoti, ļoti sausa zeme ― Central Asia has everything or almost everything, except water; it is a very, very dry land bija atnākusi sausa, svelmaina diena ― a dry, scorching day had come dry (which happens, is carried out without the use of water, of fluids; which does not produce water, fluids) sausā spodrināšana ― dry shine sausais putekļu uztvērējs ― dry dust collector sausais pleirīts ― dry pleurisy sauss klepus ― dry cough (of people, their body parts) dry, thin, weak atbrauca mazs, sauss vīriņš stipri apnēsātā samta uzvalkā ― a little dry (= weak-looking) man arrived in a shabby velvet suit vanagu pagalmā ienāca Mālnieka tēvs, garš, sauss vecis ― MMālnieks' father came into the hawk yard, a tall, dry (= fragile) old man (of people, their behavior) dry (without emotionality, without compassion or concern) sauss cilvēks ― dry person sauss stils ― dry style sausa valoda ― dry language cilvēki runāja, ka Strautmanis esot sauss un auksts ― people say that Strautmanis is dry and cold (of activities, opinions) dry (without feelings; which causes no feelings) Ausma jutās nelaimīga neradošajā, sausajā bibliotēkas darbā ― Ausma felt unhappy in (= with) (the) non-creative, dry library work statistika ir nepielūdzama: šķietami sausie skaitļi allaž parāda, kas paveikts un kur vēl spēcīgāk pieliekams plecs ― statistics is relentless: the seemingly dry figures always show what (was) done and where shoulders must be bent even more strongly (= where one must work harder) (of sounds) dry, toneless, hollow Paipa iesmējās sīku, sausu smiekliņu ― Paipa laughed a little dry laugh ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== mikls mitrs slapjš valgs, valgans ==== Derived terms ==== sausums ==== Related terms ==== sausēt, sausināt susēt === References ===