kārs

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Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (> Proto-Indo-European *kā-ro-s > Proto-Baltic *kāras).

Cognates include Old Norse hórr, Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐍂𐍃 (hōrs, adulterer) (from Lua error in Module:links at line 216: The specified language Proto-Germanic is unattested, while the given word is not marked with '*' to indicate that it is reconstructed.), Sanskrit चारु (cā́ru, pleasant, lovely), Latin cārus (dear, beloved).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kārs (definite kārais, comparative kārāks, superlative viskārākais, adverb kāri)

  1. craving, covetous, thirsty or hungry (in the figurative sense)
    kārs pēc naudas, slavas, seksa...hungry for money, fame, sex...

Declension

Synonyms

Verb

kārs

  1. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular future indicative form of kārt
  2. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural future indicative form of kārt

References

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