tauste

== Latvian == === Etymology === A late 19th-century coinage, from the same stem as the verb taustīt (“to smell”) (q.v.), made into a 5th-declension feminine noun. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tauste f (5th declension) (sense) touch (the capacity to perceive the external world and its objects by feeling them, especially with one's hands) taustes orgāni, analizatori ― tactile organs, system taustes sajūtas, priekšstati ― tactile sensations, perceptions taustes atmiņa ― tactile memory noteikt priekšmetus pēc taustes ― to identify objects by touch bērni attīsta sevī taustes izjūtu, viņiem vajag visu aptaustīt ― children are developing in themselves the sense of touch, they need to touch and feel everything rāpuļiem labi attīstīta arī tauste; šajā ziņā sevišķi jutīga tiem ir mēle ― reptiles have a well developed (sense of) touch; in this respect, their tongue is particularly sensitive ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== tausteklis taustīt taustiņš ==== See also ==== The five senses (piecas maņas):redze - dzirde - oža - garša - tauste === References ===