ugunskurs

Latvian

Ugunskurs

Etymology

Apparently a compound, from uguns (“fire”) and the stem found in the verb kurt (“to light, to ignite”).

Noun

ugunskurs m (1st declension)

1. fire, bonfire, campfire (a heap of flammable materials burning to provide heat)

   sildīties pie ugunskura ― to warm up by the (camp)fire

   dedzināt ugunskura ― to light the fire

   cept kartupeļus ugunskurā ― to bake the potatoes in the (camp)fire

   krastmalā bija sakurts ugunskurs, ap kuru sildījās ostas strādnieki ― on the waterfront a fire was lit, around which the harbor workers warmed themselves

Declension

Declension of ugunskurs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ugunskurs	ugunskuri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ugunskuru	ugunskurus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ugunskura	ugunskuru
dative (datīvs)	ugunskuram	ugunskuriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ugunskuru	ugunskuriem
locative (lokatīvs)	ugunskurā	ugunskuros
vocative (vokatīvs)	ugunskur	ugunskuri

Synonyms

• sārts
• uguns