akcents

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Latvian

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Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin accentus, (ad + cantus), from the verb accinō (to sing to), from ad (to) and canō (to sing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aktsɛnts]
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Noun

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akcents m (1st declension)

  1. (linguistics, usually singular) accent, stress (pronunciation emphasis on a specific syllable)
    galvenais akcents un palīgakcentsmain stress and secondary (lit. auxiliary) stress
    latviešu valodā vispārināts pirmās zilbes akcentsin the Latvian language, initial syllable stress has been generalized
  2. (music, usually singular) accent, stress (emphasis on parts of a melody)
    sākuma akcentsinitial accent
    ritmiskais, melodiskais akcentsrhythmic, melodic accent
  3. stress, emphasis, overtone (a strengthened element in a composition, article, speech, etc.)
    stāstam ir problēma, idejisks akcentsthe story has a problem: an ideological overtone
    kinoteātros galvenais telpiskais akcents - zāles būvķermenis arhitektoniski dominē pār visu ēkuthe main spatial emphasis in cinemas: the body of the (projection) room dominates the whole building
  4. accent (specifities in the pronunciation of an individual)
    runāt ar latvsiku akcentuto speak with a Latvian accent
    runāt kādā valodā bez akcentato speak a certain language without accent
    viņa runā varēja sadzirdēt akcentuhis accent could be heard in his speech
    “uz kurieni ved šis ceļš?” svešais jautāja, izrunādams vārdus ar mazliet savādu akcentu“where does this path lead?” the stranger asked, pronouncing the words with a bit of an unusual accent

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