daļa
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dáljāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁-. Derived from the same stem as the verb dalīt (“to divide, to split, to share”) (q.v.).[1]
Noun
[edit]daļa f (4th declension)
- part (a certain amount or piece from a whole; not all, not everything)
- saule apspīd daļu istabas ― the sun shines on part of the room
- lielākā daļa klausītāju ― the majority (lit. largest part) of the audience
- daļa patiesības ― part of the truth
- pa daļai ― in part
- pa daļām ― gradually (lit. by parts)
- pa lielākai daļai ― for the most part, mainly
- part (each of the pieces resulting from the division of a whole)
- sadalīt ēdamo vienlīdzīgās daļās ― to divide the food into equal parts
- pārdalīt laukumu vairākās daļās ― to reallocate the space into several parts
- part, fraction (one of the equal fractions that make up a whole)
- viena ceturtā daļa, ceturtdaļa ― one fourth part, one fourth
- part (component of a structure)
- ķermeņa daļas ― body parts
- mašīnas rezerves daļas ― a car's spare parts
- koncerta otrā daļa ― the concert's second part
- republikas austrumu daļa ― the republic's eastern part
- part, share (that which belongs to someone, to which someone is entitled)
- saņemt savu mantojuma daļu ― to get one's share of the estate
- padarīt savu darba daļu ― to do one's work share
- division, unit, sector, department (separate subset (of an institution, enterprise, etc.))
- armija daļa ― army division, unit
- finanšu daļa ― financial sector, department
- plānu daļa ― planning sector, department
- sanitārā daļa ― sanitation department
- interest, share, part, involvement (in an affair, event, etc.)
- vai tev arī tur ir kāda daļa ― do you have any part (= interest, involvement) in that?
- kas man daļas / kas man par daļu ― I don't care, I'm not interested
- kas tev par daļu! ― what do you care! this doesn't concern you
Declension
[edit]Declension of daļa (4th declension)
See also
[edit]- Fractional numerals:
- 1/3 trešdaļa, 1/4 ceturtdaļa, 1/5 piektdaļa, 1/6 sestdaļa, 1/7 septītdaļa, 1/8 astotdaļa, 1/9 devītdaļa, 1/10 desmitdaļa
References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dalīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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- Latvian etymologies from LEV
- Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian fourth declension nouns