aust

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Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

aust

  1. elative singular of au

Latvian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From an earlier *aus-ti, from Proto-Baltic *aus-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (to shine).

Cognates include Lithuanian aũšti (< *austi), Old Church Slavonic за устра (za ustra, early in the morning), Hittite au(š)- (to see, to watch), Sanskrit उच्छति (uccháti, to dawn), उषस् (uṣás), उसृ (usṛ́, dawn, morning), Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs) (< *h₂éwsōs), Latin aurōra (< *ausōsā).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

aust

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of aust
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of aust
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of aust

aust (intransitive, 1st conjugation, only 3rd person, present aust, past ausa)

  1. to dawn (to become light at the beginning of the day) (of time period)
    rīts ausa lēnithe morning dawned slowly
    lieliskā spožumā aust jaunā dienain great splendor dawns the new day
  2. to dawn, to appear slowly (in the sky) (of light, light sources)
    austrumos ausa gaismathe light dawned in the east
    austošā saulethe dawning sun
    zvaigznes austthe stars are dawning (= appearing)
    tur ausa vēlīns pavasara mēnessthere dawned (= appeared) the belated spring moon
  3. (figuratively) to appear, to begin
    no padomēm mums brīve ausa!from the councils liberty dawned to us!
    acīs meitenēm aust mīlas smaidsa lovely smile dawned in the girls' eyes
  4. (rare, of memories) to come back, to reach awareness
    atmiņā aust bijušās dienasthe past days are dawning in (one's) memory
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Etymology 2[edit]

From earlier *aus-ti, from Proto-Baltic *aud-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-dʰ-, from *h₂ew- (to braid, to weave) (earlier “to tie, to bind”), with an extension in *-dʰ-. The present form comes from *aud-yō > *aužuo > aužu. Cognates include Lithuanian áusti, Proto-Slavic *usti (Russian dialectal усло (uslo, a started fabric, canvas)), Sanskrit ओतुः (ótuḥ, tissue; web).[1]

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Verb[edit]

aust (transitive, 1st conjugation, present aužu, aud, auž, past aužu)

  1. to weave (to produce fabric from thread in a loom)
    aust linu audekluto weave linen cloth
    aust kokvilnas audumusto weave cotton fabric
    aužamās stelles(weaving) loom
    fabrikas audējas auž jaunu vilnas kleitu drānuthe factory weaves weave a new dress cloth/fabric
    aust šitās meitas vairs neprata, vērpt negribējathese girls can't weave anymore, and they don't want to spin (either)
  2. to weave (to produce fabric, cloth for a certain object; to produce fabric, cloth with certain patterns)
    aust dvieļus, maisusto weave towels, sacks
    aust linus, vilnuto weave linen (flax), wool
    es aužu linu krekluI am weaving a linen shirt
    tie senos rakstus auž, ko tēvi audušithere they weave the old symbols/patterns that (our) fathers (= ancestors) (used to) weave
  3. to weave (to make a mesh, a net, a web; also of spiders)
    zvejnieks laivā tīklus aužthe fisherman is in (his) boat weaving his net
    zirneklis auž tīkluthe spider is weaving (its) web
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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “aust”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse austr.

Noun[edit]

aust (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of øst

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Adverb[edit]

aust

  1. alternative form of øst

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /œʊ̯st/, /œʊ̯ːst/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Noun[edit]

aust (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. east
    Ved soloppgang står sola i aust.
    The Sun is in the east at sunrise.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse austr.

Adverb[edit]

aust

  1. east

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