karogs

Latvian

Latvijas karogs

Etymology

An old, pre-13th-century borrowing from Old East Slavic хоругы (xorugy, “flag, banner”). Often connected with the (etymologically unrelated) word karot (“to wage war”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaɾuōks]

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Noun

karogs m (1st declension)

1. banner, flag (a piece of fabric with a distinctive design used as a sign or symbol)

   Latvijas karogs ― flag of Latvia

   karoga kāts ― flagpole

   nest karogu ― to carry, to fly a flag

   kuģa karogs ― flag, colours of the ship

   karoga emblēma, uzraksts ― flag emblem, inscription

   balts, melns, sarkans karogs ― white, black, red flag

   pacelt, nolaist karogu ― to hoist, to lower the flag

   karogs (nolaists) pusmastā ― flag (down) at half-mast

   pulka, biedrības karogs ― regimental banner, association flag

2. a belief or idea that brings people together

   zem (kā) karoga ― under the flag, banner (of something)

Declension

Declension of karogs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	karogs	karogi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	karogu	karogus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	karoga	karogu
dative (datīvs)	karogam	karogiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	karogu	karogiem
locative (lokatīvs)	karogā	karogos
vocative (vokatīvs)	karog	karogi

Derived terms

• karodznieks
• karognesējs