sirds

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śḗr. Cognates include Latvian sir̂ds and Lithuanian širdìs.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲîrt͡sʲ]
• Hyphenation: sirds

sirds f (diminutive sirsneņa)

1. heart

• M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 131
• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 23

• (dialectal form) sirde

From older sirdis (attested in 17th-century texts), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

• IPA^(key): [sîɾts]

sirds f (6th declension)

1. (anatomy) heart (the central organ of the circulatory system which causes the blood to flow through the blood vessels by means of rhythmic muscular contractions)

   sirds pukst ― the heart is beating

   sirds sit ― the heart is jumping (lit. beating, i.e., heavily)

   sirds slimības ― heart diseases

   sirds pārsitieni ― heart palpitations

   sirds mazspēja ― heart failure

   sirds trokšņi ― cardiac murmur (lit. heart noises)

   sirds zāles ― heart medication

   sirds darbojas normāli ― the heart is working normally

   sirds ir mūsu galvenais orgāns ― the heart is our most important organ

2. heart (the center of the human psyche, including emotions, character, personality, and their expression and manifestation)

   laba, draudzīga sirds ― a good, friendly heart

   līdzjūtīga sirds ― a compassionate heart

   dedzīga, kvēla sirds ― a fervent, fiery heart

   atsaucīga, godīga sirds ― a receptive, honest heart

   gaiša, viegla sirds ― a bright, light heart

   līksma sirds ― a joyous heart

   smaga, grūta sirds ― a severe, hard heart

   grūtsirdīga sirds ― a melancholic heart

   ļauna sirds ― an evil heart

   mātes, tēva sirds ― a mother's, a father's heart

   sirds līksmo ― the heart rejoices

   aizkustināt sirdi ― to touch (someone's) heart

   sirds noslēpums ― a secret of the heart

   viņam nav sirds ― he doesn't have a heart

   ai sirds! te maiga tu, te rāma, te nemierīga krūtīs tiec ― oh, heart! here you are, gentle, calm, becoming restless in the chest

   Līnai bija žēlīga un vāja sirds, kas spēja saslieties tikai liela izmisuma brīžos ― Linai had a weak, compassionate heart that could straighten up only in times of despair

3. heart (main, central, most important part)

   galvaspilsēta ir zemes sirds ― the capital city is the heart of the land

   Ēvalds atvadījās no pilsētas centra, no diviem mēnešiem, kas bija aizvadīti šeit, pašā Rīgas sirdī ― Ēvalds said farewell to the city center, to the two months that had been spent here, in the very heart of Riga

   mašīnbūvi dēvē par mūsu industrijas sirdi ― mechanical engineering is known as the heart of our industry

   jūs abi bijāt pirmajā reisā un tagad esat komandas sirds un kodols ― both of you were in the first trip and are now the heart and core of the team

4. heart (an object or drawing having the shape of a heart, typically stylized as a cardioid)

   piparkūku sirds ― gingerbread heart

   reiz ar pirmo lāpstas dūrienu izdevās atrast unikālu akmens laikmetā veidotu tumšsarkana dzintara sirdi ― already with the first hit of the shovel they managed to find a unique Stone Age dark red amber heart

5. (card games) hearts (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♥)

   sirds kalps ― the jack of hearts

   sirds dūzis ― the ace of hearts

   kapteinis sāka dalīt kārtis, un Vilks izklaidīgi ņēma tās pretī… tur bija viens kalps un trīs dāmas: krusta, kārava un sirds ― the captain started dealing the cards, and Vilks absent-mindedly took them… there were three queens: clubs, diamonds, and hearts

• serde

Suits in Latvian · sugas (see also: kārts, spēļu kārts) (layout · text)
sirdis	kāravi	pīķi	krusti, kreiči

• kardioloģija, kardiologs, kardioloģe, kardioloģisks

• Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “sirds”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN