burts

Latvian

Burti

Etymology

Originally the masculine past participle of the verb burt (“to conjure magic”) (q.v.). Just as burt originally meant “to carve (marks, on a tree),” burts was originally “mark(s) carved on a tree.” Cognates include Lithuanian bùrtas (“lot, (pl.) sorcery”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [būrts]

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Noun

burts m (1st declension)

1. letter (graphic symbol that represents a sound in a language)

   lielais burts ― uppercase, capital letter

   mazais burts ― lowercase letter

   rakstīts, drukāts burts ― (hand)written, printed letter

   latīņu, gotu, grieķu burti ― Latin, Gothic, Greek letters

2. (typography) type, font (typesetting printing unit; syn. burtstabiņš, litera)

   metāla, koka burti ― metal, wooden letters, types

   burtu garnitūras ― font suites

   burtu liešana ― type foundry

Declension

Declension of burts (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	burts	burti
accusative (akuzatīvs)	burtu	burtus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	burta	burtu
dative (datīvs)	burtam	burtiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	burtu	burtiem
locative (lokatīvs)	burtā	burtos
vocative (vokatīvs)	burt	burti

Derived terms

• burtnīca
• burtstabiņš

See also

• Appendix:Latvian alphabet

Participle

burts (definite burtais)

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite past passive participle of burt 

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of burts

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	burts	burti		burta	burtas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	burtu	burtus		burtu	burtas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	burta	burtu		burtas	burtu
dative (datīvs)	burtam	burtiem		burtai	burtām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	burtu	burtiem		burtu	burtām
locative (lokatīvs)	burtā	burtos		burtā	burtās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—