vilciens

== Latvian == === Etymology === From vilk(t) (“to pull”) +‎ -iens (with k > c palatalization) by analogy with German ziehen (“to pull”), Zug (“train”). The sense “train” originated at the end of the 19th century and became frequent in the 20th century, replacing a previous borrowing bānis, from German Bahn (“way”), Eisenbahn (“railway”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [vìlciens] === Noun === vilciens m (1st declension) one-off event of dragging, pulling, drawing, or its result otas, zīmuļa, spalvas vilciens ― a stroke of a brush, pencil, pen gleznotājs glezno plašiem vilcieniem ― the painter paints with broad strokes rokraksta vilciens ― a handwritten stroke (e.g., part of a letter) elpas vilciens ― one breath (lit. breath stroke) dzert gariem vilcieniem ― to drink in long gulps train (line of connected railroad cars pulled by a locomotive) braukt ar vilcienu ― to travel by train tālsatiksmes vilciens ― long-distance train piepilsētas vilciens ― commuter train elektriskais vilciens ― electric train pasta, preču, vilciens ― post, goods train smagsvara vilciens ― heavy freight train pasažieru, tūristu vilciens ― passenger, tourist train vilcienu saraksts ― train timetable vilciena kupeja ― train compartment vilciena pavadonis ― train attendant nokavēt vilcienu ― to miss the train a characteristic feature iezīmīgs vilciens rakstnieka prozā ― a typical feature in the writer's prose mīlestība uz kokiem ir viens no dziļākiem vilcieniem Blaumaņa dvēselē ― love of trees is one of the deepest features in Blaumanis' soul ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bruņuvilciens, bruņu vilciens === References ===