šķērsot

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the same source as the adjective šķērss “transverse,” made into a regular 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -ot).[1]

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Verb[edit]

šķērsot (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present šķērsoju, šķērso, šķērso, past šķērsoju)

  1. to cross (to be positioned transversally, across something)
    kanālu šķērso tiltithe bridges cross the channel
    purvu šķērso vairāki grāvjiseveral ditches cross the swamp
    taisne šķērso līniju punktā Bthe straight line crosses the (other) line at point B
    tikko manāma rēta šķērso uzacia barely noticeable scar crosses (his) eyebrow
    Gauja augštecē šķērso Vidzemes Centrālo augstienithe Gauja (river) is its upper course crosses the Vidzeme Central Plains
  2. to cross (to go across something, to move to the other side of something)
    šķērsot pagalmuto cross the courtyard
    šķērsot ielu neatļautā vietāto cross the street at an unauthorized place
    šķērsot upi pa tiltuto cross the river by the bridge
    tūristi šķērso kalnu grēduthe tourists cross the mountain range
    novembri komēta šķērsoja Vērša zvaigznājuthe November comet crossed the Taurus constellation
    vesela eskadriļa angļu lidmašīnu, kas šķērsojusi Vācijuan entire squadron of English airplanes that had crossed Germany
    rudens migrāciju laikā, lidodami uz ziemošanas vietām Rietumeiropā, Latviju šķērso miljoniem putnuduring the autumn migration, millions of birds cross Latvia, flying to their winter locations in Western Europe
  3. to be or create an obstacle (e.g., to a path), to block
    pēkšņi lielceļu šķērsoja koka aizsprostssuddenly a wooden dam crossed (= blocked movement on) the railway
    ceļš bija šķērsots ar pamatīgu grāvithe road was crossed (= blocked) by a thorough ditch
    tuvojās valsts eksāmeni... tie kā barjera šķērsoja visu piektā kursa studentu ceļusthe national exams are getting nearer... they cross (= hinder, block) the paths of all fifth-year students like a barrier

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References[edit]

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