brauciens
Latvian
Etymology
From brauk(t) (“to go (with a vehicle), to travel”) + -iens (with palatalization of k to c).
Pronunciation
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Noun
brauciens m (1st declension)
- trip, ride, journey (the act of going somewhere in a vehicle)
- ātrs, patīkams brauciens ― quick, pleasant trip
- nogurdinošs brauciens ― exhausting trip
- brauciens ar lavu, ar lidmašīnu ― boat, airplane trip
- brauciens pa dzelzceļu ― railway trip
- doties tālā braucienā ― to go on a long trip, journey
- brauciens šorīt nebija tik skaļš un trokšņains kā pirmo dienu ― the trip this morning was not as loud and noisy as the first day
- trip, ride (the movement of a vehicle along a certain path; the path or distance covered by a vehicle)
- autobuss dienā veica 15 braucienus ― the bus does 15 trips a day
- mazliet vientuļi, kapiteina palīgs diendiena vada upes satiksmes kuģīti... braucienos viņam laika gana katru domu atkal un atkal pārdomāt ― a bit lonely, the (ship) mate runs the river traffic boat every day... in (= during) the trips he has time enough to reconsider every thought again and again
Declension
Declension of brauciens (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | brauciens | braucieni |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | braucienu | braucienus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | brauciena | braucienu |
| dative (datīvs) | braucienam | braucieniem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | braucienu | braucieniem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | braucienā | braucienos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | braucien | braucieni |