kārs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kars"

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (> Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂-ro-s > Proto-Baltic *kāras).

Cognates include Old Norse hórr, Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐍂𐍃 (hōrs, adulterer) (from *hōra-), Sanskrit चारु (́ru, pleasant, lovely), Latin cārus (dear, beloved).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kāːrs]

Adjective

kārs (definite kārais, comparative kārāks, superlative viskārākais, adverb kāri)

  1. craving, covetous, thirsty or hungry (in the figurative sense)
    kārs pēc naudas, slavas, seksa...hungry for money, fame, sex...

Declension

Synonyms

  • alkstošs

Verb

kārs

  1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of kārt

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kārs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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