ugunsgrēks

== Latvian == === Etymology === From uguns (“fire”) +‎ grēks (“sin”). This is an old compound, already attested in 17th-century dictionaries; at that time, grēks did not have its current religious meaning; rather, it meant "misfortune, calamity, disaster", a meaning still found in folk songs. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ugunsgrēks m (1st declension) (uncontrolled) fire; conflagration ugunsgrēka izcelšanās ― fire outbreak meža ugunsgrēks ― forest fire ugunsgrēka trauksme ― fire alarm ugunsgrēka sekas ― consequences of a fire dzēst ugunsgrēku ― to extinguish a fire iet bojā ugunsgrēkā ― to die in a fire deg kādas mājas, un ugunsgrēks met padebešos savu liesmu atspīdumu ― a house was burning, and the fire threw its flaming glare into the clouds ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== uguns, ugunskurs ==== See also ==== degšana === References ===